Bruce routines

[MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu]

David C. in the middle of his own two-front war, takes time to get into the Lenny Bruce 
disussion:

>
>Hmm.  I don't want this to turn into another "Beetlebomb" debate, but I 
>don't remember any Lenny Bruce routine about Elbie Jay learning to say 
>"Negro."  Of course that doesn't mean he didn't do one, but what I 
>certainly do remember is a Jules Feiffer cartoon in which a handler tries 
>to teach ol' Elbie to say "Negro."  "Try it again, Mr. President.  
>Knee-grow.  You can say it.  Knee-grow.  Now you try it."  And ol' Elbie, 
>he sez, "Nigra."

This is weird, because you're pretty nearly quoting Bruce's routine verbatim, down to the
 *advisor*.  Are you sure it's a Feiffer cartoon, David?  I am positive Bruce did the 
routine.  Maybe Feiffeer copped it, or t'other way 'round.

Too much fighting on the list, he sez, and ducks.

john (tossed a few haymakers himself) m