Another 2000-Year-Old Man Story
The excerpt below is from the book by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, The Two thousand Year Old Man In The Year 2000. I am sure most of you are familiar with Carl’s interview and questions put to the TTYOM.
Mel Brooks loves Garlic, and tells why…
One of the things that kept me rolling along, singin’ my song, is garlic. It works on a simple principle.
The scientific reason you die is you get a visit from the Angel of Death. He usually comes late at night when you’re sound a sleep or just nodding off after your Ovaltine. He comes over to you, and says, “O.K., Murray, this is it. Pucker up.â€
He’s ready to give you the kiss of death.
So every night before I retire, I eat a good pound and a half of raw garlic. Then I lie down, pull up my crazy quilt, and start to snore.
When the Angel of Death taps me on the shoulder, I gather up a big breath and ask, “WHOOOO is it?â€
He always goes, “PHEWâ€! holds his nose and runs away fast. Last time I heard him mutter, “I don’t care if I lose my job… I wouldn’t kiss that guy for a million dollars.”
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