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Originally Posted by stuartjmz
I've heard of the Three Stooges, but I suspect their appeal may have been less international than either Laurel and Hardy or Abbott & Costello. Certainly here in Aotearoa/NZ that is the case among people my (50ish) age group and up. "Who's on first?" is a classic for all time, I think.
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A little something for the "theatre of your mind". (PD by me.)
An Addendum to "Who's on First?"
C: "Forget about the infield for a minute."
A: "Fine."
C: "You've got an outfield, right?"
A: "Do we have an outfield! The best in the League!"
C: "They have names, don't they?"
A: "Certainly."
C: "Let's start with the Left Fielder."
A: "That's Nobody."
C: "Nobody's in left?"
A: "Of course. Great fielder."
C: "How can Nobody be a fielder? The ball will never be caught!"
A; "Nobody catches lots of balls."
C: Getting agitated. "How can anybody catch a ball when Nobody's in left field!"
A: "Nobody can catch his own balls. There's no need for Anybody to catch them for him."
C: "But there's nobody in left to catch the ball!"
A: "Of course! He's the left fielder."
C: Extremely agitiated..."Isn't <somebody> going to catch a ball hit to left field?"
A: "Of course not. Why would he be over in left field?"
C: Befuddled..."I just thought somebody would want to catch the ball."
A: "Only when he's playing his position. There he catches lots of balls."
C: "His position?"
A: "Yes. He's our right fielder. You can't have an outfield without a right fielder."
C: "But you have an outfield with nobody in left!"
A: "Why not? He's a great fielder."
C: "Why don't you have somebody in both left and right fields?"
A; "One man can't play both positions, that's impossible!"
C: (Pulling himself together.) "Is there a center fielder?"
A: "One of the best! Anybody."
C: "Anybody can play center field?"
A: "He could play center field on any team!"
C: "How did he get on your team?"
A: "We traded six players to get him."
C: "Your team was willing to trade 6 players for anybody?"
A: "In a heartbeat. We suckered the other team!"
C: “Can anybody hit a home run?”
A: “Lots of them. Nobody has a higher batting average, though.”
C: “What kind of outfield do you have when everybody’s batting average is below nobody’s?”
A: “You’ve been looking at our bench roster. . . “
(PD by the author, RSE.)