Hope Is Not Lost

A Bob Hope anecdote from Christmas 1964

I was in Pleiku, Viet-nam when Bob Hope stepped off
the plane to perform his first Christmas special in 
Saigon, Viet-nam.  He was greeted by the mayor of 
Saigon on a red carpet.  Since they had no sewer 
system, the sewage ran in street ditches.

When Bob got off the plane, he wrinkled his nose
at the odor.  The mayor started to explain what
Bob was smelling.  Bob said, "I know what it is.
What did you do to it?"