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Thread #85390   Message #1582269
Posted By: Suffet
13-Oct-05 - 10:33 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke)
Subject: RE: Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke)
John,

I first heard that joke around 1965. It only had a one line punchline, "Your sister Rose is dead," and the tune was Hooray for Hollywood!

--- Steve