Happy Birthday, Dr. Strangelove, 2019

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MyLot Exclusive #127 ~~~ "Major T. J. "King" Kong: Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones. You sure you got today's codes? ---Dr. Strangelove - 1964 ~~~ Did you know that Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is exactly three days older than I am? Probably not but you know now and that's what counts. Dr. Strangelove was released on January 29, 1964 and I was born three days later on February 2. I didn't go see it that Sunday night because I don't rush out and see every new movie. It's a system that usually works well but it didn't work well that time. When I did finally see it, a few years later, I regretted not seeing it right away. That's the way life goes. You win some, you lose some. But learn from my mistake. If you were born today or even three days ago, don't waste any more time. Watch Dr. Strangelove today. You probably won't find it in a theater but you can rent it or buy it or find it on TV. TCM (Turner Classic Movies) might be showing it. Call my friend Ted and ask him---Someday, they might come up with a faster and just as accurate way to find out what's on TCM tonight but they haven't yet---I would call him myself but lately, he's started some sort of code-breaking game (Most probably because codes are mentioned in Dr. Strangelove) that he wants me to play. But he doesn't provide any instructions as to how to play. He just says, "LOOK IT UP!" and hangs up. What does, "LOOK IT UP," mean? I have no idea and my Enigma Machine is in the shop, so I have little chance of figuring it out. And that's all I have for you today, the sum total of all the wisdom I've been able to collect on this planet in 55 years (-3 Days). I'll close with a few more words from my friend, Major T. J. "King" Kong, which will come in handy if you're going to Vegas anytime in the near future. And this is good for everyone. Even if you weren't born today, yesterday or the day before or the day before that. ~~~ Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff. ---Dr. Strangelove - 1964 ~~~