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Ramble in Reality. "When the program first started," recalls sometime Adman Funt, "we used to just ramble in reality." But gradually the show got more complicated and developed a kind of comic-strip surrealism. A stooge would enter a florist's shop, order orchids and then eat them to the consternation of other patrons. Or Funt, in the guise of a barber, would say, "You know, this is the first time I ever shaved a man." Once a customer threw off the sheet, chased Funt with a razor. "You can only aggravate a guy so far," he discovered. "Beyond...
Britain's press with heartfelt congratulations and a bit of "will-she-ever" worry. At the royal family gathering in Scotland's Balmoral Castle, only one romantic mystery added spice to the day. An orchid corsage, ordered by cable from the U.S., was delivered by a local florist, who refused to name the donor...
Nemerov's formula is simple, although somewhat personal: "I never go to bed with less than six art books. I sleep like a top. I get up and see my florist; then I might paint florals until noon. I love color. Without color the world is too drab. Therefore God put flowers in it. Whether I paint a skyscraper or a pussycat I want to make it more interesting, but the vital thing is the flowers...
Thomas M. McNamara, florist and long-time councilor, was elected mayor of Cambridge yesterday, with the support of some of the C.C.A.-endorsed members of the City Council. Al Vellucci was chosen vice-mayor, and John J. Curry '19 re-appointed city manager...
Continuing the small war with the Los Angeles Police Department that he reopened some weeks ago when he sudsed his soul in Mike Wallace's TV brain laundry, onetime Desperado Mickey Cohen, now a gentleman florist, protested an $11 ticket for obstructing traffic ("Another roust on the part of the Police Intelligence Department"), appealed to a jury of his peers, lost...