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and e	Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke) (43)	RE: Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke)	03 Mar 24
An old lady, unused to receiving telegrams, was put into a pleasurable tizzy when the Western Union operator called to say there was a wire for her. "Is it one of those singing telegrams?" asked the old lady. "No, ma'am," said the operator. "It's just a message to be read to you." "But I've always wanted a singing telegram," protested the old lady. "Now, you just sing that wire to me or I'll report you to the supervisor." "Okay," said the operator, with a note of resignation in her voice. "You asked for it. Here goes: Da-Da De Dum Dum-Dum: [and to the tune of "Happy Birthday"] 'Your sister Rose is dead'..." Brackets & indicated tune in the original From Bennett Cerf's The sound of laughter. 1970. Pg 290. See online here: https://archive.org/details/bennettcerfssoun00cerf/page/290/mode/2up?q=%22singing+telegram%22+%22rose+is+dead%22

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