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Post #202,212
by cwbrenn
4/6/05 12:28:58 PM
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New The history of this gag goes back at least to Carson...
I think I remember Carson doing a similar bit back in the 80s, only he was pretending to be Ronald Regan. I don't think China was in the bit, but I do remember Yassir Arafat...

Which, mind you, doesn't make the current version any less hilarious. I just thought it was interesting.
"We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?"
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Post #202,240
by a6l6e6x
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4/6/05 2:58:23 PM
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New Goes back to Abbott & Costello.
[link|http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml|Link].

And, [link|http://www.phoenix5.org/humor/WhoOnFirst.html|one with audio].

Goes back to the 1950's if not earlier.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #202,242
by imric
4/6/05 3:05:53 PM
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New Definately earlier...
"Who's On First?

Original author unknown - this act was traded in vaudeville for many years before Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made it famous."

[link|http://www.thebaseballpage.com/features/1999/whosonfirst.htm|http://www.thebaseba...9/whosonfirst.htm]
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Post #202,324
by cwbrenn
4/7/05 12:19:50 PM
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New I wasn't talking about the *original* gag
I was talking about the derivation of that gag, as posted in this thread.
"We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?"
- Edward Young
     Who's on first - the new version - (ben_tilly) - (9) - April 5, 2005, 02:33:04 PM EDT
         That, my dear sir needs a round of applause. - (folkert) - (1) - April 5, 2005, 03:46:12 PM EDT
             Spotted circulating in email -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 5, 2005, 04:36:08 PM EDT
         Priceless :) -NT - (bionerd) - April 5, 2005, 04:46:55 PM EDT
         How much Hu could a Hutu count on his Tutsis? -NT - (Ashton) - April 6, 2005, 01:15:30 AM EDT
         Very clever. - (static) - April 6, 2005, 07:51:51 AM EDT
         The history of this gag goes back at least to Carson... - (cwbrenn) - (3) - April 6, 2005, 12:28:58 PM EDT
             Goes back to Abbott & Costello. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - April 6, 2005, 02:58:23 PM EDT
                 Definately earlier... - (imric) - April 6, 2005, 03:05:53 PM EDT
                 I wasn't talking about the *original* gag - (cwbrenn) - April 7, 2005, 12:19:50 PM EDT

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