The 39 Steps
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:02:06
Ladies and gentlemen..
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with your kind attention
and permission..

:02:11
l have the honor
of presenting to you..

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one of the most remarkable men
in the world.

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- How remarkable?
- He's sweating.

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Can you be surprised
at that, gentlemen?

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Every day he commits
to memory 50 new facts..

:02:28
and remembers every one of them.
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Facts from history, from
geography, from newspapers..

:02:33
from scientific books,
millions and millions of them.

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Think of the strain involved
by his prodigious feat.

:02:41
His feet ain't half
as big as yours, cully.

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l'm referring
to his feats of memory.

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Test him, please.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
ask him your questions..

:02:52
and he will answer you,
fully and freely.

:02:56
Mr. Memory.
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l also add, ladies and
gentlemen, before retiring..

:03:04
that Mr. Memory has left his
brain to the British Museum.

:03:08
Hurray!
:03:14
A question, please.
Ladies first.

:03:16
Where's my old man been
since last Saturday?

:03:18
- On the booze!
- ln quod!

:03:21
Out with his bit!
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A serious question, please.
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What won the Derby in 1921?
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Mr. Jack Jool's Humorist
with Steve Donoghue up.

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Won by a length
at odds 6 to 1.

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Second and third:
Craig-an-Eran and Lemonora.

:03:35
- Am l right, sir?
- Right.

:03:37
What won in 1936?
:03:39
Come back in 1937,
and l'll tell you.

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How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?
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What won the Cup in 1926?
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- Cup? Waterloo, football or tea.
- Football, silly.

:03:51
- When did Chelsea win it?
- 63 B.C. in the presence of Nero.

:03:56
- What causes pip in poultry?
- Don't make yourself so common.


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