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George Writes a Newspaper Column

Burns and Allen · September 23, 1940 · 28 min · 3,585 words

The transcript of “George Writes a Newspaper Column”, an episode of Burns and Allen first broadcast September 23, 1940. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Burns and Allen Show plays Burns and Allen free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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From Hollywood, the dark burns a Gracie Allen show for horn-all and fam Preshingingly we're the smoothies we last but not least in the wiz-bud he said Allen at your house brings another gay show and a suggestion for a grand lunch serve spam Which is just open a can of spam cut slices of this tender delicious meat and put between slices of bread

Use your imagination too because spam is taste tempting meat that goes perfectly with plain ketchup cream cheese chopped olive or any favorite fixing. Fam we suggest you try spam which is for lunch tomorrow.

Just remember to ask your food dealer for Spam, a Hormel product. Spam convention, George and Gracie. Thank you very much.

Hello Gracie. Hello, bud. That said, you were the pretty girl you were with last night. Oh, Gracie, last night I was with you. I know. Well, that's a nice complimentary little old man. Oh, bud, the party's going to take you to sales.

It's just a nice place. It only costs $10,000. Gracie, you know how I am about going You'll place it full of picture stars and big personalities. Yes, sir. You mean your little shy? Yeah, about $10.

Listen, I've got some swan news for everybody. Oh, why is it, Pussy? Well, see, I'm no longer Pussy. No? From now on, I'm Snoopsie. Oh! I've just been asked to write a guest column for Ed Sullivan.

Who's that? A newspaper columnist. I never heard him. He's, uh, he's read all over. Oh, an Indian. When I say he's read all over, I mean he's syndicated. Oh, I was syndicated once. You were?

I'm a left-down, huh? No, no, no, no. You mean vaccinated? Oh. When a columnist is syndicated, it means they run all over the country. Oh, you mean like I want a roast, though? Yeah, that's what I mean.

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