Laurel: “It says here that we are now considered box office poison.”
Hardy: “That can’t be right. We’ve made over 100 shorts together. Surely that means something.”
Laurel: “Well, times are changing. Sometimes the skills you have to offer the world are no longer needed, and you have to consider other professions.”
Hardy: “So this means we should go into politics?”
Laurel: “Yep.”
Note: This is Exhibit #25 in Bonnywood’s March Madness. Details found here.
Categories: Past Imperfect
Luckily the magnifying glass is handy for reading the fine print.
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Took the words right out of my mouth. So close! Abut whats with the Good Knight?
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Geoff: Sadly, many people never use that magnifying glass, and then they whine about their own inattention to detail. Which is part of the reason why Trump got elected in the first place…
obbverse: If I had a nickel for every time somebody said something I wanted to say, two seconds before I did, well, I’d have enough money to… not really do much, but still…
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Liking both comments
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Bring Laurel and Hardy back to the big screen.
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I’ve had my staff texting with them. Nothing promising so far, but I’m sure we’ll work something out…
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Love those two. They would have been much better then some politicians in recent history.
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They certainly couldn’t do any more damage than has already been done…
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I only know two actors went into politics. I somehow suspect there are more but I don’t know about them.
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Oh, there are plenty more. It’s apparently a trend in this country, a trend that is not something we should be particularly proud of…
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Laurel: Not sure what this says, but I’m sure it will cost money.
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And that’s where most people fumble. Visions have a price tag, in one way or another…
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If Ukraine’s Zelensky is any indication of what a former comedian can do as a politician, America could use a barrel of laughs in the Senate and Congress right now.
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Great point. But a certain political party cannot fathom, right now, the concept that there’s another way to do things…
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Looks like another nice mess for them to get into.
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Perfect! 🙂
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