Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Knock knock. Who's there? Snore.

Ever wondered what an FBI memo looked like? Here's a recently declassified FBI memo concerning a March 8, 1971, episode of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. My colon clenches in fear. Apparently, they did not have that reaction; theirs was more like logic your mom might make: "Calling people names only makes you look bad, little Timmy."

The FBI's summation on Laugh In:
"All in all, this skit pertaining to the FBI was rather typical of the poor fare that is served on this so-called laugh show, a show that has gained some considerable notoriety by its risqué jokes and irreverent satirical attacks. Tasteless, sometimes downright vicious jokes and a great deal of forced humor add up to a more telling commentary on this low-grade show itself than on the FBI." Harpers Mag
p.s. Remember when Goldie Hawn was a dish?