Culinary Humor in World War II films

Bob Newhart in "Hell is for Heroes" according to imdb wrote his own lines for these comic scenes:

Director Don Siegel did not want to shoot the scene where Bob Newhart's character has a fake telephone conversation with "headquarters" to fool the Germans listening through a microphone planted in the US bunker, believing that it had no place in the story. He was overruled by the studio, however. Newhart at the time was a hugely popular stand-up comic, and a major part of his act was having one-sided phone conversations. The studio ordered that the scene be shot in order to capitalize on Newhart's popularity. Newhart wrote his own lines for this scene.

Pfc. James E. Driscoll: [fake telephone conversation with "headquarters" to fool the Germans listening in] Uh - Hi. Temple Red to - uh - Abel 6. This... This is Lt. Driscoll - the - uh - the entertainment officer.
Pfc. James E. Driscoll: About the morale, sir, it's been rather low. Uh - the main complaint seems to be about the evening movie.
Pfc. James E. Driscoll: Y-Yes, sir. I've had to show 'Road to Morocco' five evenings now in a row, sir.
Pfc. James E. Driscoll: Well, the men are beginning to be a little surly, sir.
Pfc. James E. Driscoll: Yes, sir. They know all the lines.

And the Family Guy spoof  - "On The Road To Rhode Island"



Back to "Hell is for Heroes", Bob Newhart complains that the vichyssoise tastes like potato soup. FYI footnote to the joke:  Mayo Clinic Recipe: Cold potato-leek soup (vichyssoise)

In intro to his famous King Kong shtick, Newhart, volunteers that he actually served in the Army, in real life, during the Korean War:

"I said, 'Shoo ape! You're going to have to leave, sir!'"

"I thought maybe I could smear the Chrysler Building with bananas" 

Etymology of a pick up line

Robert Sterling's character in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" 1962 episode "House Guest"

used the same pick line Robert Benchley's character did on Ginger Rogers' character in the 1942 film "The Major and the Minor": "Why don't you slip out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini?":

FYI, the song "Isn't It Romantic" is playing on the radio in the background of the above scene:

and this blog post is morphing into the "Family Guy" episode "The Splendid Source" where the cast tries to find the origins of all the dirty jokes in the world.

Charlie Rose NPR voice vs Iranian nuke program apologist

Family Guy goofed on annoying faux soothing NPR voice:




and, not as surprisingly, Alex Jones, infowars guy, also goofed on NPR:




Charlie Rose, just being himself, seriously used his stupid NPR voice whilst listening to some Iranian mullah apologist try to justify the Holocaust denying nation acquisition of nuclear weapons on his 1/9/2014 show:

I have to compliment the Iranian dude, tho. He was able to simultaneously slag off Israel's right to exist without actually mentioning Israel by name, treating it like a Hogwarts student does "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" Lord Voldemort.

So even tho this tweet is probably a just joke:

Neckties are symbol of West's victory over Ottoman Empire. Ergo, casual Friday (+ @markos on TV) = Muslim plot http://bit.ly/ax7xJG
— M.S. Bellows, Jr. (@msbellows) September 17, 2010

notice how the Iranian Ambassador refuses to wear a necktie, presumably, because he disagrees with liberal imam from Islam Today and believes that neckties really are a tool of the evil Christian Great Satan Haberdashers:

Question

Some people say that it is unlawful for Muslim men to wear neckties, since they claim that the necktie has its origins in Christian religious traditions and that it symbolizes the cross. On the other hand, there are people who say that a Muslim man can even wear silk neckties - though silk is forbidden for men - because the tie is not actually worn directly on the body. What is the correct ruling on men's neckties?

Answered by

Sheikh Salman al-Oadah

I do not see anything wrong with Muslim men wearing neckties, because the necktie is no longer a distinguishing mode of dress for the unbelievers. It is now a part of the Muslims’ dress in many Muslim countries like Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Morocco...etc. Therefore, the purpose of forbidding it does not exist. Even if it is something that originated among non-Muslims, anything that becomes global ceases to belong to any specific civilization.

It is not permissible for men to wear a necktie made of silk. Silk is forbidden for men, whether worn direct on the body, around the neck, or over the head. All of these are different ways of wearing something.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) took a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece of gold in his left, held them aloft, and said: “These are forbidden for the men of my people and permitted for the women.” [Sunan Ibn Mâjah]

Patton got fired from his job in post WWII Germany after comparing Nazis to Democrats and Republicans:





but Charlie Rose still keeps his 10 million jobs after comparing the Iranian theocracy to Western democracies:

 

ICYMI, all the candidates in an Iranian "election" are per-screened by their theocratic mullahs, so Charlie Rose's analogy is just completely absurd.

And, finally, from Captain Obvious:

#CaptainObvious Once Kerry signs faux "nuke deal" with Iran - Look for Israel to be pressured to disarm. http://t.co/6gEkCxfQYZ
— Tom T. (@VRWCTexan) April 26, 2014