I am just a couple of years past 50, and it sounds like something the Phil Silver would do
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stan Rife Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:50 AM To: wayne burdick; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] flagrantly OT: name of WWII comedian who "...couldteach Morse code to a dog...."? Was that Phil Silver???? Not sure if he was 40's era or not, but I used to watch him back in the 50's on TV when I was a kid. Stan Rife W5EWA wayne burdick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I heard this very funny piece on NPR a couple of years ago about a 40's-era comedian who did skits about military life. In one skit he played a radio-class instructor disgusted with a new class of underachieving recruits who were there to learn the code. He chastised them for not studying while bragging that he could teach anyone the code, even "a dog," which cracked up the studio audience (or, I'm not sure which, prompted the laugh-track operator to open it up all the way). Being not quite 50, I wasn't there. I bet a few of you were :) I couldn't find his name with a web search. Anyone have a clue? tnx Wayne N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com