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   Mortar M. to Ed Vance   
   Languages   
   26 Jan 25 12:49:38   
   
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     Re: Languages   
     By: Ed Vance to All on Wed Jan 22 2025 23:44:02   
      
    > ...began to think about The Night Show years ago when Jack Parr was the host   
      
   Close.  It's actually, The Tonight Show from 1957-1962.  Johnny Carson was my   
   favorite host, followed by Steve Allen who kicked off the series way back in   
   1954.   
      
    > Jack would (whisper?) tell a short story ( or joke) to one of the guest.   
    > Each guest would say the story to another guest but in another language.   
    > When the story was told to the last member of the group they would tell Jack   
    > and the audience in English what they heard and most times the story was   
    > very different than it was first told   
      
   Ah, the old cascaiding story bit.  I remember doing that with a bunch of kids   
   when I was young.  The results were the same, even when it's just one language.   
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