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Miracle during Filming

posted 21 years ago by ChesterBabcock
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Glad this message board is up. This is one of my favorite movies.

Has anybody heard of the weird incident where the little baby, after being held by Bob, actually floated above the heads of the entire UN assembly for about fifteen minutes, then gently fell to earth and settled back down on the desk of delegate from Liechtenstein? I recall reading a very small newspaper account of this when I was a young boy, and I've never forgotten it.

Does anybody else think this is further proof of Bob's extraordinary powers?

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[–] jfmcnl 21 years ago

I had not heard the story of the floating which you mention chesterbabcock, if that is your real name (hahaha). However, I believe my father might have been that delegate from Liechtenstein you mention because my mother used to tell me stories (because my father died shortly after the movie) about my father and some of them included attracting babies (or young things as she called them). I do not doubt your story or your memory of your recollection of the story but only the fact that it is Mr. Robert Hope who has the incredible powers and not my father (or the guy who might have been my father). This is not to doubt Mr. Hope's talent in other areas. I love Global Affair. Especially the party scene with all the animals. It makes me want to remove my shirt and rub my belly against a dog, which is something I sometimes do.

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[–] sammy_glick 21 years ago

Frankly, I don't really know very much about either A Global Affair *or* Bob Hope. I didn't even know, for instance, that Bob even HAD a dog, much less that he used to rub any part of himself against its belly. My question is a little off-topic, perhaps, and one whose answer may well be obvious to many of you Bob Hope "trivia" people: Did Yvonne DeCarlo ever rub up against Bob Hope's dog's belly? I hope you can help; there's some money riding on your answer! :)

[–] Phil_Davis 21 years ago

I think you need to be a little more specific, Hep. Bob Hope owned many dogs during his long and admirable career. If your question is open-ended, that is, you're not particular as to which dog, I can supply snaps of Yvonne at a 1962 Friar's Roast where she appears to be nuzzling with Bob's pet Sheltie Maurice. She's actually rubbing noses with it, but there may be more photos in the sequence that show belly contact. I'll have to check my source. Does it need to be belly-to-belly? I'm sure there are some of those, if we look hard enough.

Hope you win your bet!

[–] sammy_glick 21 years ago

I appreciate the nose-rubbing, but yes, it really needs to be some belly-specific contact. Without revealing the terms of the wager, I'd say that the belly-to-belly imagery to which you're referring might make me 25 bucks richer! :)

PS: I don't mean to offend anyone on the list, but if you stumble across any photos of Yvonne DC and any of Bob's dogs that feature, um, parts "south" of the belly, I could rake in even more dough. And that can be either the dog(s)'s genitals or Yvonne's. Thanks again!

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[–] Phil_Davis 21 years ago

bobhoperocks,

We're sorry to hear of your run-in with the d-o-g, and I know I speak for all of us here when I say that you are in our thoughts and prayers as you get over this trauma. I'm sure we'vd all had our pants torn by dogs in the past, but we need to move beyond it.

And so do you, my friend! Tell that dog "Thanks, but no thanks, for the memories, Fido" and be on your way! We are behind you 100%!!