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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1942
Page
3
A collection of Baer style verses and witticisms spanning war, women, politics, self, Americana, relatives, personalities and more. The piece jabs at conscription, defense budgets, fashion, dress norms, and public figures with humorous, clipped observations and wordplay.
A Variety writer lauds Arthur Bugs Baer as perhaps the greatest numorist of all time, noting his lines were repeatedly plagiarized by stage, radio, and Hollywood writers. The tribute recalls Baer originated jokes later credited elsewhere, including lines about haunt and house pricing and a girl and her mother.
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