Actually, see Thread #399726 Message #401267 to see how I really laughed <g>

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>>>>They were great and they influenced a ton of people over the years. Just look at all of Alan Alda's stick in Mash. Mostly stole from Groucho.
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>>>And Alda often did a Groucho routine. BTW, and by way of information, the word is "shtick". It comes from the Yiddish "shtik" and means an entertainment routine.
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>>Yiddish, man you know how many yiddish speakers there are in Linton Indiana. :)
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>About the same number as in Cartersville. You can't find lox to save your life.< bg > And a legitimate deli is completely out of the question.
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>Then, I'm from Chicago, my Dad was in the entertainment field and my Godmother was a Jew who converted.
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>>You are right it is shtick. I am just a lazy fast typest. The UT needs a spell checker or at least a yiddish checker. <bg>
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>One particular lady comes to mind, but I think she's kind of busy.:-)