NPR trivialities

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Laurel and Hardy Never Fails to Disappoint

So Laurel and Hardy are TCM’s Binary Star of the Month, and I’ve recorded a few of their shorts. I’ve watched The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case, Another Fine Mess, and The Battle of the Century. And all I got was a snicker or two. I dunno, Laurel and Hardy just don’t do it for me. Yeah, they do some cute dance moves sometimes, and there’s some inventive slapstick. They had some Pre-Code dialogue that had some double entendre stuff that raises my eyebrow now and then. But they’re just so damn sl…