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Botany

(73,901 posts) Sun Apr 20, 2025, 11:57 PM Sunday

I just watched the greatest movie ever made on TCM. The old B.W. version of Harvey.

“You can either be so so smart or so nice. Nice is better.” Elwood P. Dowd.

“2 weeks in Akron with just beer and no whiskey.”

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I just watched the greatest movie ever made on TCM. The old B.W. version of Harvey. (Original Post) Botany Sunday OP

Had a buddy that felt the same. Miss him. Silent Type Monday #1

Darn i forgot Figarosmom Monday #2

I love watching that movie LogDog75 Monday #3

It's amazing that Jimmy could deal with going back to his old job after his war experiences. LudwigPastorius Monday #4

Silent Type

(9,017 posts)

1. Had a buddy that felt the same. Miss him.

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 12:21 AM

Monday

Figarosmom

(5,288 posts)

2. Darn i forgot

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 02:58 AM

Monday

I was going to watch it. I used to watch it when I was a youngster with my parents and my Dad would just laugh and laugh.

LogDog75

(401 posts)

3. I love watching that movie

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 03:39 PM

Monday

My father was a Navy pilot during WWII and retired from the Navy in 1966. He told me about the time he and some of his pilot buddies were getting onto a city bus one of the pilots pretend he was with a 6-foot tall rabbit.

There are a couple of lines from Elwood P. Dowd I've love and would like to use at sometime. Here they are:

Years ago, my mother used to say to me, she'd say "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so so smart, or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.

LudwigPastorius

(12,252 posts)

4. It's amazing that Jimmy could deal with going back to his old job after his war experiences.