So, Pete Rose and Joe DiMaggio are in the jungle in Vietnam, and DiMaggio decides he needs to take a shower …
No, that’s not the intro to a joke. It happened. Pete Rose said it did. And even though it’s a true story and not a joke, it does have some punchline. Why Pete Rose felt compelled to share it is another story, but he’s Pete Rose and we love him for that.
BTW: the story and the website are clean enough, but it is basically a locker room story, so if that bugs you, don’t click through.
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- Old Gator - Dec 9, 2010 at 12:08 PM
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All of us are hanging from it in our self-images. So what’s the news? That it wasn’t good enough for Marilyn and she died dreaming of Milton Berle?
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- BC - Dec 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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Rumor has it that Uncle Miltie could bring it, too…..
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- Old Gator - Dec 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM
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The Hollywood conventional wisdom was that Uncle Miltie was THE man. I once heard Howard Cosell call him out on it at a Friar’s Luncheon. What followed was maybe the funniest run of dozens I ever heard in my life. My ribs hurt just from thinking about it.
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- Brian - Dec 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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This finally settles that age-old argument.
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- Jonny 5 - Dec 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM
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So Monroe really was loose then?
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- Old Gator - Dec 9, 2010 at 1:10 PM
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Then? You mean afterwards?
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- Jonny 5 - Dec 9, 2010 at 1:42 PM
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Bwahaha!! As a result of, yes.
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- Jonny 5 - Dec 9, 2010 at 2:46 PM
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I did notice Pete’s collar, anyone else notice what it says???
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- sean1525 - Dec 9, 2010 at 6:48 PM
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Pretty sure it says “Hit King” for what its worth…
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- ta192 - Dec 9, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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Always wondered what his appeal was…
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- Old Gator - Dec 10, 2010 at 8:58 AM
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Only ten comments as this thread prepares to subduct under the Page 1 plate? It’s now official: people were more interested in Ted William’s head than Joe DiMaggio’s penis. Perhaps America is finally growing up after all.
