Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site digi-g.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!digi-g!brian From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Noel Coward joke Message-ID: <421@digi-g.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 10:08:08 EST Article-I.D.: digi-g.421 Posted: Tue Dec 4 10:08:08 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 02:39:55 EST Distribution: net Organization: Digigraphic Systems Corp., Mpls, MN Lines: 12 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR DRIVEL *** (A True Story) Noel Coward was talking to Jean Harlow at a Hollywood party, where she invariably pronounced his name NoEL (like the Christmas greeting). He would correct her each time, but to no avail. Finally, after he could stand it no longer, he told her, "Jean, the 'e' in Noel is as silent as the 't' in Harlow." Merlyn Leroy "No fun 'e' quotes"