"Eternity is a ham and two people" (1956)

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I don't know what Fred Shapiro has on Dorothy Parker and Eternity.

The phrase sounds awkward to me...Were the two people Jewish?

I define "eternity" as..well, you can imagine.


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December 28, 2003. picture Dorothy Parker once said eternity is two people and a ham
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Ham doesn't have to be a hassle - 04/17/03... 'Eternity is two people and a
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Roadfood.com... serious southern groceries.". - Michael Stern "One humorist's
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   Chronicle Telegram   Wednesday, April 02, 1975 Elyria, Ohio
...definition of ETERNITY was a HAM AND TWO PEOPLE' Even in a family of
more.....than TWO, leftover baked HAM often seems to..

   Times Recorder   Tuesday, May 24, 1977 Zanesville, Ohio
...of ETERNITY being whole HAM AND TWO PEOPLE to eat it." HAM FUNERAL
i.....You know how it is with a HAM AND TWO PEOPLE to eat it." she explained..

 Valley Independent/    Saturday, June 28, 1986 Monessen/, Pennsylvania/
...Parker once described as a HAM AND TWO PEOPLE. A close second would be
a.....pea soup AND a family of six. But ETERNITY is not all nibbles AND lef..

   Mountain Democrat    Wednesday, January 03, 1990 Placerville, California

...definition, "ETERNITY is a HAM AND TWO PEOPLE." I don't know that we
can.....same period the mothers lose about TWO pounds of body weight for each of..

   Chronicle Telegram   Wednesday, April 19, 2000 Elyria, Ohio
...Merrill, "Eternity is defined As TWO PEOPLE AND A hAm." But todAy, thA
t.....to eAt nothing but hAm for the next TWO weeks." Hence the fAmous comment
by..


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Smaller Than Ham
New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Mar 27, 1956. p. 39 (1
page) :
Eternity has been defined as "a ham and two people."

Ham (Lamb) and an End to Easter's Leftovers Blues
By MARIAN BURROS. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 4,
1982. p. CN14 (1 page):
"THE definition of eternity," said one culinary wag, "is a ham and two
people."