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viking67

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Mar 17, 2011, 1:00:11 AM3/17/11
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...on Sixth Avenue and 50th. Guess Dave doesn't get around the
neighborhood much, eh?

DDY

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Mar 17, 2011, 2:26:03 AM3/17/11
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On Mar 17, 12:00 am, viking67 <vics...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...on Sixth Avenue and 50th. Guess Dave doesn't get around the
> neighborhood much, eh?

I noticed that, too.

Hurley's is next door to the Best Western President on West 48th
Street, where I have stayed four times.

During the "Late Night" years, Hurley's was part of 30 Rock, which is
what Dave seems to be remembering. The joke was still great,
regardless.

David D

DDY's Late Show Fan Page
http://www.ddy.com/dl3.html

Marcia

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Mar 17, 2011, 2:54:31 AM3/17/11
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I remember Hurley's from years ago when I worked at 30 Rock. I thought
it had been closed for years. Did it move, or is that a different Hurley's?

Marcia

viking67

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Mar 17, 2011, 6:47:22 AM3/17/11
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It moved a while ago.

Boston_Bill

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Mar 19, 2011, 8:09:45 AM3/19/11
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On Mar 17, 2:26 am, DDY <dyo...@ksu.edu> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 12:00 am, viking67 <vics...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ...on Sixth Avenue and 50th. Guess Dave doesn't get around the
> > neighborhood much, eh?
>
> I noticed that, too.
>
> Hurley's is next door to the Best Western President on West 48th
> Street, where I have stayed four times.
>
> During the "Late Night" years, Hurley's was part of 30 Rock, which is
> what Dave seems to be remembering. The joke was still great,
> regardless.
>

The set up was great. I bought into it.

Bill

Sally

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Mar 19, 2011, 12:55:16 PM3/19/11
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On Mar 17, 2:54 am, Marcia <Mar...@spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote:
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Yes, isn't that where you saw Soupy Sales? When you worked there, I
mean...

Sally

Traci

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Mar 19, 2011, 2:10:41 PM3/19/11
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Boston_Bill says...

Seriously? I saw that joke coming up Broadway for miles. It's older than
the Ed.

Traci

Donz5

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Mar 19, 2011, 2:48:57 PM3/19/11
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Submitted by Rugby Dan on his fb page:

A man walks into a confessional and says, "I'm age 92, have a great
wife of 70 years, many kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. Today, I
picked up 2 coeds hitchhiking. We went to a motel, where I had sex
with each of them 3 times."

Priest : Are you sorry for your sins?
Man : What sins?
Priest : What kind of a Catholic are you?
Man : I'm Jewish
Priest: Why are you telling me all this?
Man : I'm telling everybody.

Boston_Bill

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Mar 19, 2011, 4:58:29 PM3/19/11
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What can I say, first time I heard it.

Marcia

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Mar 19, 2011, 6:39:32 PM3/19/11
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Hmmm, I guess I met him a few times when I worked for the Unit Manager
of What's My Line, but that's not where the picture you saw was taken.

Marcia

Sally

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Mar 20, 2011, 3:36:47 AM3/20/11
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But that begs the question, if you worked on What's My Line, did you
have a brush with greatness with Bill Cullen?

Sally

Marcia

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Mar 20, 2011, 3:05:42 PM3/20/11
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I don't think he was around then. Wally Bruner was hosting by the time
they moved the show to the NBC studios. That was a long time ago.

Marcia

Walt K.

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Mar 21, 2011, 5:35:12 PM3/21/11
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Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line. He was on I've Got A Secret.

R H Draney

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Mar 21, 2011, 5:58:10 PM3/21/11
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Walt K. filted:

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>On Mar 20, 3:36=A0am, Sally <SallyDr...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> But that begs the question, if you worked on What's My Line, did you
>> have a brush with greatness with Bill Cullen?
>
>Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line. He was on I've Got A Secret.

To tell the truth, I just lost my concentration....

(Not a match; the board goes back)....r


--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.

lpfeffa

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Mar 21, 2011, 6:13:12 PM3/21/11
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Did you Play Your Hunch?

Steve Curtis

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Mar 21, 2011, 6:28:36 PM3/21/11
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"lpfeffa" wrote:

>R H Draney wrote:

>>Walt K. filted:

>>>Sally wrote:

>>>>But that begs the question, if you
>>>>worked on What's My Line, did you
>>>>have a brush with greatness with Bill
>>>>Cullen?

>>>Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line.
>>>He was on I've Got A Secret.

>>To tell the truth, I just lost my
>>concentration....

>>(Not a match; the board goes back)....r

>Did you Play Your Hunch?

Only if it didn't put him in Jeopardy.

Marcia

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Mar 21, 2011, 7:31:59 PM3/21/11
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You Don't Say.

Twibil

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Mar 21, 2011, 8:25:43 PM3/21/11
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On Mar 21, 4:31 pm, Marcia <Mar...@spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote:
>
>
> >>>> Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line.
> >>>> He was on I've Got A Secret.
>
> >>> To tell the truth, I just lost my
> >>> concentration....
>
> >>> (Not a match; the board goes back)....r
>
> >> Did you Play Your Hunch?
>
> > Only if it didn't put him in Jeopardy.
>
> You Don't Say.

That's My Line.

James Langdell

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Mar 21, 2011, 8:55:42 PM3/21/11
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There's a wealth of references bubbling up from our own little online
Video Village.

--James

R H Draney

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Mar 21, 2011, 9:35:12 PM3/21/11
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James Langdell filted:
>
>On Mar 21, 5:25=A0pm, Twibil <nowayjo...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> On Mar 21, 4:31=A0pm, Marcia <Mar...@spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > >>>> Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line.
>> > >>>> He was on I've Got A Secret.
>>
>> > >>> To tell the truth, I just lost my
>> > >>> concentration....
>>
>> > >>> (Not a match; the board goes back)....r
>>
>> > >> Did you Play Your Hunch?
>>
>> > > Only if it didn't put him in Jeopardy.
>>
>> > You Don't Say.
>>
>> That's My Line.
>
>There's a wealth of references bubbling up from our own little online
>Video Village.

Thanks to my opening Gambit....r

Tom Wolper

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Mar 21, 2011, 10:45:15 PM3/21/11
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Who Do You Trust?

Traci

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Mar 21, 2011, 11:09:15 PM3/21/11
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Tom Wolper says...
That's the $64,000 Question.

Twibil

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Mar 21, 2011, 11:11:15 PM3/21/11
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On Mar 21, 6:35 pm, R H Draney <dadoc...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>
> >There's a wealth of references bubbling up from our own little online
> >Video Village.
>
> Thanks to my opening Gambit....r

Proctor & Gambit?

R H Draney

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Mar 22, 2011, 12:23:42 AM3/22/11
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Twibil filted:

No, Las Vegas Gambit, with a deck of living cards (TDLS reference)....r

Sally

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Mar 22, 2011, 1:36:19 AM3/22/11
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I met Bill Cullen when he hosted "Three On A Match." I was the champ
for one day, and then I blew it. The flame died. The light went out.
Everything turned cold. I was hot, then I wasn't. I got burned. Still
smokin' mad, even though it happened in 1971.

Sally

Keith Rose

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Mar 22, 2011, 9:20:00 AM3/22/11
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In article <MPG.27f1dceab...@news.eternal-september.org>,

On this thread I'm going to have to take a pass. Word.

Sally

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Mar 22, 2011, 11:46:56 AM3/22/11
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On Mar 22, 9:20 am, Keith Rose <xkei...@xmayparkx.com> wrote:
> In article <MPG.27f1dceab99d6962989...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> On this thread I'm going to have to take a pass.  Word.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

Wow, this thread has built like a Pyramid. A $20,000 one.

Sally

Sally

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Mar 22, 2011, 12:01:53 PM3/22/11
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> Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line. He was on I've Got A Secret.- Hide quoted text -

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This is really a good clip, with Gene Rayburn AND Bill Cullen and
William Gaines, of MAD magazine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSoxQNJjkFs

Sally

Marilyn

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Mar 22, 2011, 1:01:34 PM3/22/11
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Sally <Sally...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Mar 22, 9:20 am, Keith Rose <xkei...@xmayparkx.com> wrote:
>> In article <MPG.27f1dceab99d6962989...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Traci <hoosiergir...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Tom Wolper says...
>>>> On 3/21/11 9:35 PM, R H Draney wrote:
>>>>> James Langdell filted:
>>
>>>>>> On Mar 21, 5:25 pm, Twibil<nowayjo...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 4:31 pm, Marcia<Mar...@spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line.
>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on I've Got A Secret.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>> To tell the truth, I just lost my
>>>>>>>>>>> concentration....
>>
>>>>>>>>>>> (Not a match; the board goes back)....r
>>
>>>>>>>>>> Did you Play Your Hunch?
>>
>>>>>>>>> Only if it didn't put him in Jeopardy.
>>
>>>>>>>> You Don't Say.
>>
>>>>>>> That's My Line.
>>
>>>>>> There's a wealth of references bubbling up from our own little online
>>>>>> Video Village.
>>
>>>>> Thanks to my opening Gambit....r
>>
>>>> Who Do You Trust?
>>
>>> That's the $64,000 Question.
>>
>> On this thread I'm going to have to take a pass. Word.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Wow, this thread has built like a Pyramid. A $20,000 one.
>
By the time I finished this thread the kids were up from nap and I wanted
to beat the clock.

R H Draney

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Mar 22, 2011, 1:08:16 PM3/22/11
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Marilyn filted:

>
>Sally <Sally...@aol.com> wrote:
>> On Mar 22, 9:20 am, Keith Rose <xkei...@xmayparkx.com> wrote:
>>> In article <MPG.27f1dceab99d6962989...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Traci <hoosiergir...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Tom Wolper says...
>>>>> On 3/21/11 9:35 PM, R H Draney wrote:
>>>>>> James Langdell filted:
>>>
>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 5:25 pm, Twibil<nowayjo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 4:31 pm, Marcia<Mar...@spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Cullen wasn't on What's My Line.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on I've Got A Secret.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To tell the truth, I just lost my
>>>>>>>>>>>> concentration....
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> (Not a match; the board goes back)....r
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Did you Play Your Hunch?
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Only if it didn't put him in Jeopardy.
>>>
>>>>>>>>> You Don't Say.
>>>
>>>>>>>> That's My Line.
>>>
>>>>>>> There's a wealth of references bubbling up from our own little online
>>>>>>> Video Village.
>>>
>>>>>> Thanks to my opening Gambit....r
>>>
>>>>> Who Do You Trust?
>>>
>>>> That's the $64,000 Question.
>>>
>>> On this thread I'm going to have to take a pass. Word.
>>
>> Wow, this thread has built like a Pyramid. A $20,000 one.
>>
>By the time I finished this thread the kids were up from nap and I wanted
>to beat the clock.

It's making us all a little Dotto....r

katycren

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Mar 22, 2011, 1:10:13 PM3/22/11
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On Mar 22, 1:01 pm, Marilyn <marilyn...@cox.net> wrote:


If the price is right, I might buy you a new clock. Just don't beat
the kids!!

Tom Wolper

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Mar 22, 2011, 1:44:26 PM3/22/11
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Is This Anything?

Marcia

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Mar 22, 2011, 2:33:53 PM3/22/11
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Who, What, Where?

Donz5

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Mar 22, 2011, 2:59:41 PM3/22/11
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To tell, or not tell the truth: that is the $65,000 question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind game to suffer
The vowels and consonants of outrageous wheels of fortune,
Or to take arms against a season of double troubles.

Steve Curtis

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Mar 22, 2011, 7:36:50 PM3/22/11
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You Bet Your Life.

R H Draney

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Mar 22, 2011, 8:30:59 PM3/22/11
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Steve Curtis filted:

Let's Make A Deal.

Steve Curtis

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Mar 22, 2011, 9:39:15 PM3/22/11
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"R H Draney" wrote:

>Steve Curtis filted:

>>"Donz5" wrote:

>>>To tell, or not tell the truth: that is the
>>>$65,000 question; Whether 'tis nobler
>>>in the mind game to suffer The vowels
>>>and consonants of outrageous wheels
>>>of fortune, Or to take arms against a
>>>season of double troubles.

>>You Bet Your Life.

>Let's Make A Deal.

Sure, if it doesn't start a Family Feud.

Sally

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Mar 22, 2011, 9:48:23 PM3/22/11
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Would it start a Family Feud if I were Queen for a Day? I would plan
all kinds of fun activities, like a Treasure Hunt.

Sally

R H Draney

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Sally filted:
>
>On Mar 22, 9:39=A0pm, iamh2o...@webtv.net (Steve Curtis) wrote:

>> "R=A0H=A0Draney" wrote:
>> >Steve Curtis filted:
>> >>"Donz5" wrote:
>> >>>To tell, or not tell the truth: that is the
>> >>>$65,000 question; Whether 'tis nobler
>> >>>in the mind game to suffer The vowels
>> >>>and consonants of outrageous wheels
>> >>>of fortune, Or to take arms against a
>> >>>season of double troubles.
>> >>You Bet Your Life.
>> >Let's Make A Deal.
>>
>> Sure, if it doesn't start a Family Feud.
>
>Would it start a Family Feud if I were Queen for a Day? I would plan
>all kinds of fun activities, like a Treasure Hunt.

As long as you're willing to accept the Truth *or* Consequences of those
plans....r

Sally

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Mar 23, 2011, 10:52:40 AM3/23/11
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> Yeah, right.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

I am. After all, I'm Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. What could go wrong?

Sally

Twibil

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Mar 23, 2011, 1:42:56 PM3/23/11
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On Mar 23, 7:52 am, Sally <SallyDr...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am. After all, I'm Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. What could go wrong?

Actually, "What Could Go Wrong?" would be a *really* good name for a
new TV reality/game show!

I see two teams stuck on an island where they have to compete with
each other to build boats from rotting hazardous waste, and then cross
a shark-infested 20-mile stretch of stormy seas to reach food, water,
shelter, etcetera.

Of course you'd have to recruit entirely new teams for each episode,
but I'd predict *amazing* ratings for the shows in which *nobody*
survived to reach shore!

Anybody know who we should pitch this to? (Sally gets an up-front
percentage.)

~Pete

R H Draney

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Mar 23, 2011, 3:15:34 PM3/23/11
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Twibil filted:

Been done...it's called "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here"....r

Donz5

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Mar 23, 2011, 4:03:53 PM3/23/11
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Big Shakespeare fans in here, I see.

Steve Curtis

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Mar 23, 2011, 5:57:45 PM3/23/11
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"Donz5" wrote:

>Big Shakespeare fans in here, I see.

Much Ado About Nothing.

katycren

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Mar 23, 2011, 6:18:08 PM3/23/11
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But full of sound and fury. Or sound, at least.

lpfeffa

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Mar 23, 2011, 11:37:58 PM3/23/11
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On 3/23/2011 4:03 PM, Donz5 wrote:
> Big Shakespeare fans in here, I see.

I'll take Sarcasm for $1000, Alex.

Donz5

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:54:57 AM3/24/11
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Bingo -- some thought actually went into that little soliloquy excerpt.

Sally

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Mar 24, 2011, 12:48:59 PM3/24/11
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Tom Hanks? Thanks for the money, btw. :0

It would need a theme song. Can you "Name That Tune?"

Sally

Marcia

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Mar 24, 2011, 4:07:35 PM3/24/11
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I can name that tune in 3 notes...and I Double Dare you to beat me.

Marcia

James Langdell

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Mar 24, 2011, 4:54:09 PM3/24/11
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On Mar 16, 10:00 pm, viking67 <vics...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...on Sixth Avenue and 50th. Guess Dave doesn't get around the
> neighborhood much, eh?

Dave's story reminds me of an Irish pub story, either created
or retold effectively by Flann O'Brien, an Irish writer also known
as Myles na gCopaleen or even by his real name, Brian O'Nolan.
Here's my paraphrase from memory.

Two friends were drinking in Dublin and having a great time
when the establishment reached closing time. One friend told the
other,
"No need to stop. Taverns serving travelers on the road
are allowed to be open later. Let's ride a cab to one that's
close to here."

So off they went, walked into open tavern and sat down.
No sooner than they started in on their drinks, one said
to the other, "Don't look too closely, but there's a really
tough fellow at the bar staring at us ever since we sat down."

"Well I don't want any trouble, if we can help it. I know another
tavern just a few miles away. As soon as we finish drinking
this round, let's go there and have a happier time."

Not long after, they walked from the cab to the next pub.
While ordering drinks, one friend said, "That tough from the
other tavern? He followed us here already and is staring
at us. Let's go back to the cab and go to another tavern
a little further away." So off they went.

At that tavern, as they walked in the door they both saw
the same mean looking man, staring straight at them. One friend
raised his courage, walked up to the man and said,
"Why are you following us?"

"I'll not leave you until I've made you pay!" the stranger replied.

Fearfully, the other friend asked, "Who are you? What are we to you?"

"I'm your cab driver, you idiots!"


--James

Sally

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Mar 25, 2011, 12:24:24 PM3/25/11
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Reminds me of Rod Serling's line..."Going my way?" Inger Stevens kept
seeing this hitchhiker whenever she looked back as she drove her car.
It was scary.

Sally

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