[Dixielandjazz] Dancing (Danzig) In The Dark

[Stephen Barbone]

Hi Dick:

That is the subtle beauty of the humor. Only a POLISH engineer would have
responded "buy Cole Porter". And in terms of the context of the joke, that
response would well have been correcrt. :-)

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

Richard Broadie wrote:

> I already posted that information a couple of days ago along with my
> profound apologies.  Geez!    Am I the only one left on this list who is
> absolutely perfect in every way!  :-)   Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:44 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dancing (Danzig) In The Dark
>
> > Dick Broadie posted that old Polish RR Joke (polite snip)
> >
> > >The fireman replied, "It appears to be Danzig in the dark."
> >
> > >And the engineer shouted, "Buy coal, Porter!"
> >
> > This is, of course, some very subtle Polish humlor by Broadie, since
> > "Dancing in the Dark" was writtin circa 1931 by a guy named Schwartz..
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
> >
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