bogus = "illegal'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not long ago, Wilson, I discovered Jack Benny's secret for remaining 39.
Just lie and have birthday party every year.

It works!

(I'd prefer 19, but I can't quite figure that one out.)

JL

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Damn, mein! Dass bogus!
>
> Not your reaction to this reinterpretation of a fine old word, Jon,
> with which I am in full agreement. That's language-change for you, to
> paraphrase Lewis Carroll.
>
> It's that, sometimes, we colored just have to clown. Like, I crack
> myself up and annoy my wife. That's what makes us such great comic
> relief, despite intense Jewish competition - remember the (deli
> proprietor?), Mr. Kropotkin, on the Jack Benny [dS&g bInI] show:
> "Hoo-hoo-hoooo! MEEstair BEHnee!" Gave Rochester a run for his money!
> It's probably a genetic thing. You wouldn't understand. But maybe you
> would. One never knows, do one? ;-)
>
> BTW, did you know that Rochester had a son who was baller? Played pro
> ball in the NFL, back in the day. Can't recall for which team.
>
> -Wilson
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > CNN reports that to ten per cent of kidney transplants worldwide are
> > "bogus."
> >
> > Turns out that means that the recipients got real kidneys, but the
> kidneys
> > were obtained on the black market.
> >
> > JL
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