All 8 Uses of
Bob Hope
in
Funny in Farsi
- Me and Bob Hope†
p. 104.0
- Christmas for us meant an evening spent with Bob Hope, John Denver, Sonny and Cher, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and any other celebrity who managed to have a Christmas special.†
p. 107.7
- My parents, however, had a particular fondness for the annual Bob Hope Christmas specials with frequent guest star Brooke Shields.†
p. 107.8 *
- And that was how I spent Christmas Eve—translating Bob Hope's jokes into Persian, jokes that my parents didn't understand in any language.†
p. 107.9
- Of course, for my father, Bob Hope was more than just a comedian; he was a dignified older man who wore sharp suits, had great posture, and managed to be witty without ever getting nervous.†
p. 108.0
- I think that secretly my father wanted to be Bob Hope.†
p. 108.1
- At times like this, I yearn for the simpler days of yore, when Christmas meant watching Bob Hope sing his version of "White Christmas" as my parents and I slumped on the sofa in our summer clothes in the warm Newport Beach weather.†
p. 110.0
- Now every Christmas Eve, when the kids are finally in bed, the dishes are washed, and the log is on its final breath, I can't help but think of Bob Hope and wonder if he realizes that in my childhood home, he was way bigger than Santa Claus.†
p. 110.5
Definition:
popular U.S. comedian (born in England) (1903-2003)