[78-L] ^from Allan Sherman's "A Gift of Laughter"

[Cary Ginell]

Forgive the non-78 intrusion, but thought I'd post a humorous aside from my favorite autobiography, Allan Sherman's "A Gift of Laughter."
 
Cary Ginell
 
 
As the program became more popular and the quantity of mail (and memos) increased, I needed a secretary desperately. For some reason, Goodson and Todman did not want to assign me a secretary.

On January 31, 1955, I dispatched this memo:
to: MARK GOODSON
from: ALLAN SHERMAN
subject: I'VE GOT A SECRET Secretary

As soon as you have some time, I would like to outline to you the reasons why we could make a profitable use of a secretary in the I'VE GOT A SECRET office.

May we discuss this further at your earliest convenience?

I did not get any answer from Mark. I did not get a secretary. To dramatize the issue, I myself typed the next memo:

date: XXX Ferb 2, 195555
to: Makr Goodson, biltooDMan GLI Ftem
from: a;ejt Shermaikye
subject: Sechrotary***we don't need 1
i agrEE wiht you felloes that we don't need a secritery here in the IVEG OT ASE CRED offs. we canget along foNe wihtout one; IdonT mined ansring the lettrse myselfff ½ ½ aslo we will save lots of $$$$$ that weigh %%% iwill also take fone cals, openM#le;;; and mak appointems but pleas donexpectc me to gro a boss00m.

Resp¼@(&fuly,
Aln Shmurnnnnnnnnn