Quote: I know only two tunes; one is Yankee Doodle, and the other isn't. (U. S. Grant variant Lincoln)

[Joel S. Berson]

And what about Lord Peter?  His first was "God Save the King".

Joel

At 12/27/2013 03:03 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
>Bill Mullins
> > Didn't Victor Borge use this line?  "One is Clair de Lune and on isn't."
>
>Many thanks Bill. Victor Borge did employ a version of the quip. I
>will add it to the article with an acknowledgement. Garson
>
>[ref] 1956 September 16, Morning Advocate (Advocate), Section:
>Parade Magazine,
>Victor Borge: The most popular Dane since Hamlet, Start Page 10,
>Quote Page 12,
>Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (GenealogyBank)[/ref]
>
>[Being excerpt]
>Frankly, I only know two numbers. One is Clair de Lune. The other one
>isn't. Clair de Lune,
>translated into English, means Clear the Saloon. It's the kind of
>piece during which people always
>cough.
>[End excerpt]
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