Tommy Cooper

britexpat
By britexpat

I was reading a book about Tommy Cooper yesterday and i was in stiches.. His humour is unusual.. I'll share a few "Cooperisms".. See what you think!

 

A man goes into the doctors. The doctor says, 'Go over to the window and stick your tongue out.' 
Man says, Why?  The doctor says, 'I don't like my neighbours' 

 

Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin.Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think it's Colin. 

 

'Doc, I can't stop singing the green green grass of home.
'That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome'. 'Is it common?'
'It's not unusual.'

 

By dweller• 12 May 2008 18:02
Rating: 5/5
dweller

think he was ever credited with being an excellent magician but he was.

Doha customs insisted on his baggage trunks being opened when he arrived from Abu Dhabi. At that time it was possible to see into the customs hall.

They (customs) kept pulling out those trick plants that spring out when you put them down. The customs desk was like a jungle. Then we spotted Kevin (the roadie) juggling 3 balls in the customs hall. He told us later that they asked what the balls were and he said "part of the show" and juggled them (he was an ex juggler). Customs clapped, put a cross on the trunks and passed him through.

Tommy's only comment when we asked him "How was the show in Abu Dhabi" was "Dunno didn't see it".

He was a funny gent.

By anonymous• 11 May 2008 22:47
anonymous

no,no, lol although he was obviously one....Tommy Cooper just had a creepy 'look' about him.....

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

By daiwai• 11 May 2008 22:45
daiwai

...sure that you are not thinking of Benny Hill?

If you're living life on the edge, you've got too much room.

By anonymous• 11 May 2008 21:59
anonymous

He always struck me as a perv...dunno why something about him......

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

By brandylady• 11 May 2008 21:57
brandylady

I ended up lovin him too, he made my hero laugh so much xx

By DohaSteve• 11 May 2008 21:32
Rating: 3/5
DohaSteve

... and brandylady, I was the same as your dad ..... just had to look at Tommy Cooper's face and I was in stitches .

"You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks"

By novita77• 11 May 2008 21:29
Rating: 3/5
novita77

you never showed me Dweller ... i remember when we came to your house you showed your grand daughters piccies, but i cant recall tommy cooper with Mrs Dweller.

By JBH• 11 May 2008 21:27
JBH

Another one;

"I went to the doctor and the doctor says "Say Ahhhhh" I said why? The doctor said "My dog just died."

Call me Maninibat!

By dweller• 11 May 2008 19:35
dweller

me, but I have one of the wife with him taken in the FC Committee bar after the show.

Did you see it when you came to Turkey?

By novita77• 11 May 2008 19:11
novita77

dweller, did you take photo with him?

By dweller• 11 May 2008 19:10
Rating: 5/5
dweller

The red and gold material for the magic cloak that the assistant was was putting on Tommy when he died came from the Doha souk.

We had the pleasure of looking after both him and his son when he played the Falcon Club in 1983.

There are many tales that could be told about that visit.

By adey• 11 May 2008 18:26
Rating: 5/5
adey

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"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365

not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the

many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers

were given. Satan - 10."

By anonymous• 11 May 2008 11:22
anonymous

I remember watching him die on TV, the audience thought it was part of his act !!

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By mghozlan• 11 May 2008 11:21
Rating: 4/5
mghozlan

good one's

By Secguy• 11 May 2008 11:16
Rating: 4/5
Secguy

Thanks good start for the morning. What is the title of his book.

By modo• 11 May 2008 11:14
Rating: 4/5
modo

modo

Where can I get the book in Qatar?

By brandylady• 11 May 2008 11:14
Rating: 4/5
brandylady

britexpat, you just took me back to before I lost my Dad, he used to laugh until he cried at Tommy Cooper, the man didn't even have to say anything and my Dad would be already laughing just at the expressions on his face.

Thankyou for bringing back some of the sweetest memories I have xxx

gotta go now, all sentimental

By QT• 11 May 2008 11:14
QT

:-)

By novita77• 11 May 2008 11:11
novita77

I got home from work and the wife said - I'm very sorry dear, but the cat's eaten your dinner'. I said 'Dont worry - I'll get you a new cat'.

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