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Riddle - Add Ten to Nothing First Comic - Bringing Up Father

Comic Weekly Man · October 11, 1953 · 28 min · 4,028 words

The transcript of “Riddle - Add Ten to Nothing First Comic - Bringing Up Father”, an episode of Comic Weekly Man first broadcast October 11, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Comic Weekly Man plays Comic Weekly Man free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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I'm the comic-weekly man, the jolly comic-weekly man, and I'm here to read the funnies to you happy boy! And funny! Yes, boys and girls, it's comic-weekly time! And here I come right into your house to bring the little fun and happiness.

Right out of the pages of Tuck the comic-weekly, straight into your living room, your friend the comic-weekly man, the jolly comic-weekly man! A little Miss Honey, how are you today? I've got a riddle. Oh, Jolly Jump-Up, ask it to me.

Ready? Ready? Add 10 to nothing and what animal does it make? Add 10 to nothing and what animal does it make? Yes, try. Mmm. It has to do with numbers. Yes. Is it a zebra?

No. Is it a... Oh, I give up. This is too hard. What kind of an animal can you make when you add 10 to nothing? Ox. Ox. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And can you make with the Roman numeral S, right? Yes. And O-S equal P. Oh yes.

Ah, a Roman ox. Yes, very good. So you see? I certainly do see. Now the meekly is the comic. Puck the comic weekly. Very well. I'll read that in just a moment. But before I do, let's listen to this nice man. Now here we go with Puck the comic weekly and on the first page bringing up Father. Mad de grace for the music please.

Very well, my lady. A rigadoona doona doona dink. Let's have a merry Irish jig. Maggie has ordered the butler to pack some things in a barrel. And she's told him to set it in the front porch so that it can be picked up.

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