That line is from the TV series, The Naked City, which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1963. That was a long time ago, but its trademark declaration has become a cliche.
Everyone DOES have a story; and if you've ever spent much time in a bar, you're probably "up to HERE" in...(since this is a family friendly site),..TALL TALES .
I'm amazed at how the TALES get taller and taller the more alcohol is consumed.
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As he begins telling his "Life's Story" to any and all in the bar, his accomplishments become more and more wild and woolly!
"Yes, it's true," he says, "I invented the Atomic Bomb."
"Oh, the Hell you did," responded on of the listeners. "Yes I did. I have the patent for it!" replied Mr. Average, as he downed another shooter of Loose Lips
"I'm a history major", shouted another doubter, "and I know for a fact that Einstein invented it...and wrote President Roosevelt a letter convincing him that it would win WW2 for America."
"Actually," replied Mr. Average. "I wrote that letter and simply got Einstein to sign it, because he was famous and would be listened to. Nobody ever paid any attention to me. I'm just Mr, Average. Old woolly headed Al didn't know diddley squat about an Atomic Bomb until I told him."
Well, with that, Mr. Average's audience began to disperse, obviously having had enough of his deranged imaginings.
"One more thing," he shouted," I just came from the Doctor's and he said my bladder cancer had completely disappeared. I cured it myself with basically the same recipe I used for the Atomic Bomb."
"All Right, that's it," pronounced the bouncer, "Cured yourself with the Atomic Bomb, did you. Well, you're out of here. Atomic Bomb my butt.
You're the Atomic Bum!
And don't come back."
On second thought, Instead of a novel, the book should be a biography,
because everything
Mr. Average said was true! Except his name, which was actually Leo Szilard.
-Ed
My Thanks to QUORA DIGEST (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041)
' Szilard owned the patent on the atomic bomb. Szilard was the epicenter of the first atomic bomb. He, more than anyone else (arguably Oppenheimer is up there too), is the father of the atomic bomb and always saw the bomb as a weapon of world peace, rather than of destruction - as a way to bring balance to the world. It would be the end of wars as he knew them, and it was his dream from the very beginning
When Szilard approached Einstein for signing the letter, Einstein had no idea about the recent advances in nuclear physics (fission), or the possibility of a nuclear bomb. Szilard explained the situation and got Einstein to sign the letter.
Later in life, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and doctors gave him a bad probability of survival. Using his knowledge of radioactive elements and biology, Szilard invented an experimental treatment method to irradiate the cancerous cells using gamma radiation from Cobalt 60 isotope. The doctors warned him that he would die because of the increased radiation, but Szilard persisted. Using this method, he cured his cancer and made a complete recovery. This method of Radiation therapy has been used ever since to treat some cancers.'
-Ed
My Thanks to QUORA DIGEST (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041)
' Szilard owned the patent on the atomic bomb. Szilard was the epicenter of the first atomic bomb. He, more than anyone else (arguably Oppenheimer is up there too), is the father of the atomic bomb and always saw the bomb as a weapon of world peace, rather than of destruction - as a way to bring balance to the world. It would be the end of wars as he knew them, and it was his dream from the very beginning
When Szilard approached Einstein for signing the letter, Einstein had no idea about the recent advances in nuclear physics (fission), or the possibility of a nuclear bomb. Szilard explained the situation and got Einstein to sign the letter.
Later in life, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and doctors gave him a bad probability of survival. Using his knowledge of radioactive elements and biology, Szilard invented an experimental treatment method to irradiate the cancerous cells using gamma radiation from Cobalt 60 isotope. The doctors warned him that he would die because of the increased radiation, but Szilard persisted. Using this method, he cured his cancer and made a complete recovery. This method of Radiation therapy has been used ever since to treat some cancers.'
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