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Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" Routine

posted by firefly 3 years 5 months ago • 9723 views
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Amazing wordplay. I think this is an art that died with vaudeville, this sort of sustained riff based on miscommunication. Perfection.


written by sfjocko  | 3 years 5 months ago | CH
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Kids in my daughter's theater group performed this recently, and inspired me to find the real thing.


written by firefly  | 3 years 5 months ago | CH
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Just to Recap:
First Base: Who
Second Base: What
Third base: I Don't Know
Left field: Why
Center Field: Because
Pitcher: Tomorrow
Catcher: Today
Shortstop: I Don't Give a Darn

For the whole conversation: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml

Enjoy!


written by bnsa  | 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I think the left fielder's a philosopher.


written by SplinterOfChaos  | 3 years 3 months 1 week ago | CH
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why?


written by Obsidian_Blade  | 3 years 2 months 1 week ago | CH
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Left Field. Haven't you been paying attention?


written by therealblankman  | 3 years 2 months 1 week ago | CH
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*promote in honor of your diamond!


written by LadyBug  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Tuesday 6th June 2006 (promotion called by gold star member LadyBug)


written by siftbot  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Thanks LB!
(that was a week ago, where ya been?!)


written by firefly  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Spring training has begun and I was just about to check and see if this was posted here somewhere! But of course it is...and faved!


written by lisacat  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Why thank you, lisacat!


written by firefly  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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*dead


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This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by eric3579.


written by siftbot  | 8 months 4 weeks ago | CH
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rasch187 has fixed this video's dead embed code - no Power Points awarded because rasch187's points are already fully charged.


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