The 39 Steps

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Ladies and gentlemen..

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with your kind attention
and permission..

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l have the honor
of presenting to you..

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one of the most remarkable men
in the world.

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- How remarkable?
- He's sweating.

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Can you be surprised
at that, gentlemen?

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Every day he commits
to memory 50 new facts..

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and remembers every one of them.

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Facts from history, from
geography, from newspapers..

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from scientific books,
millions and millions of them.

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Think of the strain involved
by his prodigious feat.

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His feet ain't half
as big as yours, cully.

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l'm referring
to his feats of memory.

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Test him, please.

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Ladies and gentlemen,
ask him your questions..

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and he will answer you,
fully and freely.

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Mr. Memory.

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l also add, ladies and
gentlemen, before retiring..

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that Mr. Memory has left his
brain to the British Museum.

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Hurray!

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A question, please.
Ladies first.

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Where's my old man been
since last Saturday?

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- On the booze!
- ln quod!

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Out with his bit!

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A serious question, please.

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What won the Derby in 1921?

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Mr. Jack Jool's Humorist
with Steve Donoghue up.

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Won by a length
at odds 6 to 1.

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Second and third:
Craig-an-Eran and Lemonora.

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- Am l right, sir?
- Right.

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What won in 1936?

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Come back in 1937,
and l'll tell you.

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How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?

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What won the Cup in 1926?

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- Cup? Waterloo, football or tea.
- Football, silly.

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- When did Chelsea win it?
- 63 B.C. in the presence of Nero.

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- What causes pip in poultry?
- Don't make yourself so common.