I met a beautiful girl last night, but she was rather thin. I mean this is a skinny girl. You never saw anybody so thin. She turned sideways you didn’t see her. I took her to a restaurant and the maître'd said to me, 'Can I check your umbrella?'
Mel Brooks (June 28 1926-)
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Giant panda in U.S.In 1936, the first live giant panda outside China was brought, by clothing designer Ruth Harkness, to the U.S. from China. Named Su-Lin, the male bear cub arrived in San Francisco, Cal., and was subsequently sold to the Brookfield Zoo for $8,750, but lived only until April 1938. Harkness’ book The Lady and the Panda, published in 1938 became a best seller. |
