# Is that what's botherin' ya, Bunky?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 1, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-whats-botherin-ya-bunky/272335 "2004-11-01T15:31:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![braintree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@braintree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/braintree)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-whats-botherin-ya-bunky/272335/1 "2004-11-01T15:31:31Z")

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There was some guy who had a great great schtick who’s name I don’t know but would like to.

He would start out talking to an imaginary friend named “Bunky” in a weepy voice with sad music in the background. Bunky was always having a horrible time. After listing a string of comic disasters he’s wind up with “Is that what’s botherin’ ya, Bunky?” One of my favorites was when he was talking about baseball and wound up with “And you’re team lost the playoffs and so now it’s the World Series and so ya hafta root for another team that ya HATED all season long? Is that what’s botherin’ ya, Bunky?”

Then suddenly a marching band would strike up and he’s be telling Bunky in a marvellously uplifting and booming voice about something wonderful he could do to make his life great again.

Who was that guy?

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**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-whats-botherin-ya-bunky/272335/2 "2004-11-01T19:13:46Z")

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He’s Eddie “The Old Philosopher” Lawrence.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-whats-botherin-ya-bunky/272335/3 "2004-11-01T20:27:31Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Hiya folks.  
> Ya say ya lost your job today?  
> Ya say its 4 A.M. and your kids aintt home from school yet?
> 
> Ya say your wife went out for a corned  
> beef sandwich last weekend - the corned beef sandwich came  
> back but she didnt?  
> Ya say your furniture is out all over the sidewalk cause ya  
> cant pay the rent and ya got chapped lips and paper cuts and  
> your feets all  
> swollen up and blistered from pounding the pavement looking  
> for work?  
> Is that whats troubling ya fellow?

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