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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GIRL WHO WENT TO THE BEACH AND BAKED
HERSELF UNDER THE HOT SUN FOR SIX HOURS? SHE WANTED TO BE
THE TOAST OF THE TOWN.

James Callow Keyword(s): TOAST OF THE TOWN: CELEBRITY

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

Date learned: 00-00-1983

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WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE RUMOR WAS GOING AROUND THAT
DINAH SHORE HAD ONCE HAD A NEGRO BABY AND HAD PUT IT UP
FOR ADOPTION.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): CELEBRITY

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Secular hero
BELIEF -- Birth
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Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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Retort

You must be Bob Hope's brother, No Hope.

Submitter comment:

This is a sarcastic retort used when a person has had a sarcastic remark directed towards them.

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Motifs added by TRD

(Bob Hope [1903-2003] was a famous celebrity and humanitarian.)

James Callow comment:

Odd First Name (Regarding No Hope).

Where learned: Diamond, Susan

Keyword(s): CELEBRITY ; COMEBACK ; INSULT ; Pop Culture ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

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Retort

You must be Lana Turner's sister, Stomach Turner.

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This is a sarcastic retort used when a person has had a sarcastic remark directed towards them.

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Lana Turner [1921-1995] was a famous actress.

James Callow comment:

Taunt in Prose

Where learned: Diamond, Susan

Keyword(s): CELEBRITY ; COMEBACK ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

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