As a legendary cheapskate myself, I can’t help but think warmly of Jack Benny, who made joking about being thrifty a core part of his act. This short MP3 of a Jack Benny sketch (tweaked to be an answering machine message) has him responding to a armed robber’s demand of “your money or your life!” with “I’m thinking, I’m thinking!”
Now Benny fans are aiming for something cheap enough even JB would buy a few: a Jack Benny postage stamp. It’s hard to argue with their reasoning. Benny also made joking about being 39 – every year – part of his act. How better to celebrate him than with his image in a 39-cent stamp. Keeping with the theme, there’ll be a 39 man march in our fair city on Feb 14th, which would have been his 74th 39th birthday. Actual attendance won’t be limited to 39, nor only men. If you’re interested in participating follow the above link, or sign the petition or use a premade letter template to contact your congresscritter and/or the USPS’s stamp committee.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
Well I used to say something in my profile about not quite being a “tinker, tailor, soldier, or spy” but Tom stole that for our about us page, so I guess I’ll have to find another way to express that I am a man of many interests.
Hmm, guess I just did.
My tastes run the gamut from sophomoric to Shakespeare and in my “professional” life I’ve sold things, served beer, written software, and carried heavy objects… sometimes at the same place. It’s that range of loves and activities that makes it so easy for me to love DC – we’ve got it all.
