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Curly of the Three Stooges: The Funniest Guy in the World
neatorama ^ | Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 5:02 AM | Miss Cellania

Posted on 04/11/2014 1:20:44 PM PDT by virgil283

"Curly's trademark excited yelps of 'woob woob woob,” his dog barks, his compliant “Soitenly,” and his brisk face washes (where he is excited and smooths his hands up and down over his face, briskly, over and over) were loved- and happily expected- by his legions of fans.

Curly was what Moe called a "slow study,” meaning he simply couldn't remember lines very well. One day, Moe watched as Curly forgot his line in a scene. As Moe recalled, "his eyes rolled back, he fell on the floor and started spinning around like a top." And thus, the “Curly spin" was born........."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: curly; threestooges
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To: virgil283

My favorite of Curly’s antics... Some guy unknowingly had a picture of Hitler stuck to his butt... Every time he bent over Curly would do the heil salute and say “Schicklgruber.”


21 posted on 04/11/2014 2:15:32 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: virgil283

Niagara Falls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-A9c6VNeRQ


22 posted on 04/11/2014 2:25:37 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: virgil283

Interesting. I’d never known there was ever a connection between Curly and Orville Knapp’s band. Knapp died in a plane crash in 1936. His sister, Evalyn Knapp, was a leading-lady in a lot of early-mid-1930s b-films.

The Stooges shouldn’t have been surprised or caught off-guard when Columbia ended their short-subject department. All other studios had pretty much axed theirs long before. The writing had been on the wall for many years. I’ve sometimes gotten the notion that the Stooges were actually a little oblivious to how they’d become such a popular staple for the kiddie-matinee audience at the cinemas in the post-war years. Quotes always seem to indicate they still somehow thought they were playing to the same old-time 1920s/30s vaudeville-going ‘adult’ crowd. Which time had passed by. They were even trying some kind of Vegas show/revue in the late-50s (which apparently was a big flop). Seemed to finally wake up, when reruns of the shorts got monster ratings with the kid set, and they started making feature-films specifically geared for them, in 1959-65.


23 posted on 04/11/2014 2:25:45 PM PDT by greene66
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To: virgil283

I was in a teenage friends driveway many years ago when a lady pulled up and asked where Water St. was. With extremely quick wit, one of my friends replied, ‘turn on anything, you’ll get it”.

As a hard core stooges fans, we were cracking up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xzIFw_IKoI


24 posted on 04/11/2014 2:28:08 PM PDT by bramps (Go West America!)
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To: bramps
‘turn on anything, you’ll get it'...Thanks I didn't remember that one....
25 posted on 04/11/2014 2:34:04 PM PDT by virgil283
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To: virgil283
Joe DeRita, "Curly Joe," was selected.

Joe was in the pee-wee league, compared to Curly and Shemp.

Personally, I favor Shemp over Curly. Curly was great but Shemp is really wacky.

26 posted on 04/11/2014 2:36:57 PM PDT by bkopto (Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.)
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To: bramps

I don’t like your post. I’ m contacting my law firm- Dewey,Cheatum and Howe!


27 posted on 04/11/2014 2:37:35 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: virgil283; waterhill

“I’m a victim of circumstance!” (((ping)))


28 posted on 04/11/2014 2:44:05 PM PDT by Envisioning (It's the Jihad, stupid......)
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To: virgil283

Moe to Curly: “Remind me to murder you later.”


29 posted on 04/11/2014 3:11:03 PM PDT by dainbramaged (Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
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To: virgil283

Curly was magnificent....I love the Stooges...and I can’t decide whether the funniest was Curly or Shemp....all I know is that they make me forget all the unfunny shit in this world...and I split my sides laughing!!


30 posted on 04/11/2014 3:49:12 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: dainbramaged

“Is it closer to here or to Cleveland or by bus?” I think I got that right....he and Shemp were unbelievably funny...God bless them!!


31 posted on 04/11/2014 3:52:42 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: pallmallman

The Stooges were comedy geniuses.


32 posted on 04/11/2014 3:53:47 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: greene66

I’m a huge Stooges fan, but the stuff they did after the thirties and forties was pretty bad. No, Shemp was not Curly, but Shemp was pretty funny as well. Sometimes acts have to realize when it’s time to quit. Maybe some of the Stooges needed the money, but virtually all their routines from the fifties on were dreck.


33 posted on 04/11/2014 3:57:39 PM PDT by driftless2
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To: dragonblustar
My favorite Curly moment was the short where they joined the Army. A drill sergeant told Curly that he would have him shot at sunrise due to his constant screw-ups. Curly looked at him and said "Whew, that's a relief, I don't get up that early!"
34 posted on 04/11/2014 4:05:57 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: bkopto
I think I realized my sense of humor had grown when I acknowledged how funny Shemp was. I think you had to first get by that greasy hair, kind of creepy look he had. Most under appreciated Stooge.

One other thing that I learned in time was to watch their expressions (especially Larry) when the action wasn't specifically on them.

35 posted on 04/11/2014 4:12:49 PM PDT by bramps (Go West America!)
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To: forgotten man

Curly Howard would be a gigantic step up from Governor Moonbeam.


36 posted on 04/11/2014 4:13:17 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: laker_dad

Look at the grouse!

37 posted on 04/11/2014 4:15:02 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: virgil283
Before he had his strokes Curly proved himself to be an absolute comic genius...physical comedy included.
38 posted on 04/11/2014 4:21:42 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: virgil283

“Every time you think, you weaken the nation.”


39 posted on 04/11/2014 4:23:30 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Rodamala

Curly: “I’ve got an uncle in Cairo.”
Moe: “Oh yea?”
Curly: “He’s a chiropractor. Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk.”


40 posted on 04/11/2014 4:27:51 PM PDT by dfwgator
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