The House of Rawchild
Jack Benny · August 24, 1934 · 22 min · 3,356 words
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And now for that master golfer and talented violinist, Jack Benny. That's me again. Thanks, Don. Well, I'm in a very good mood tonight. I just got back from Atlantic City and am I feeling fine?
You know, if you ever want two-week rest folks, go to Atlantic City for the weekend, then come back to New York and rest for ten days. What a spot. In a way, it's like Coney Island.
What I mean is it's the same ocean, only a finer piece of water. You see, in Atlantic City, the waves come rolling in in a high-class way and very snappy. While the Coney Island, the waves are much older, having been used so much.
And they just come rolling in any old way, lie down and go blah. Of course at Newport, they have a still better class of waves. There, they come rolling in with monocles, wearing fats and a cane.
Well, Jack, tell me, is there any difference in the bathing there? That's the same, isn't it? No, Don, there is a difference. See, when you go bathing in Atlantic City, a bluefish or a shark might take a nip at you.
Well, if you're bathing at Coney Island, the chances are you'll be bitten by a herring. You know? Isn't that good? It's alright. But getting back to Atlantic City, you know, they have those dog races down there this year.
You know those races where seven or eight dogs case an electric rabbit. Oh, it's a lot of fun I've never seen a dog race Jack. How's it run? Well as I told you an electric rabbit goes around on a rail and as it passes the boxes where the dogs are the dogs jump out go wolf wolf and
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