Who said "I love my cigar but I take it out sometimes"

doc03

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Tue Apr-04-06 09:28 AM
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Who said "I love my cigar but I take it out sometimes"

Edited on Tue Apr-04-06 09:29 AM by doc03

or words to that effect may not be the exact quote.

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Magrittes Pipe

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Tue Apr-04-06 09:29 AM
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1. President Clinton?

:shrug:

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Bridget Burke

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Tue Apr-04-06 09:29 AM
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2. Groucho Marx!

When interviewing a lady with far too many children on You Bet Your Life!

(No Google cheating!)

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doc03

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Tue Apr-04-06 09:32 AM
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3. Why do I remember that, but I went into the kitchen a

few minutes ago and forgot what I was there for?

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meegbear

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:34 AM
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7. I remember reading that in The Straight Dope

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matcom

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Tue Apr-04-06 09:57 AM
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4. Monica?

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medeak

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:16 AM
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5. Winston Churchill

Edited on Tue Apr-04-06 10:16 AM by medeak

on asking a soldier how many kids he had and he answerd "six sir"

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doc03

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:20 AM
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6. So Groucho stole that line from Churchill?

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medeak

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:54 AM
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8. that was the story I heard

Winston was inspecting the troops and he struck up a conversation with one...

Winston quotes are so prolific...he was amazing.

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kay1864

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:59 AM
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9. I doubt that Churchill said that...

If he had, the great Cecil Adams (of The Straight Dope fame) would have mentioned it in his answer. Appears to have originated with Groucho.

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_024.html

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Dan-W

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Tue Apr-04-06 11:11 AM
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10. George Burns?

Edited on Tue Apr-04-06 11:13 AM by Dan-W

He'd take it out of his mouth and look it at several times during any standup routine.

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CBHagman

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Tue Apr-04-06 12:16 PM
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11. The story behind the quote is even funnier.

You have to read the exchange on which the quote is based.

That said, there is some debate as to whether Groucho really said it or whether it just grew into a legend. Snopes regards the validity of the story as undetermined. Read article here:

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/groucho.htm

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doc03

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Tue Apr-04-06 10:52 PM
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12. Interesting, I was sure I had heard him say that

on his TV program. Apparently I had heard the story and filed it away in my memory that I had actually witnessed it.

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