Bing's Impact on St. Louis Baseball
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When the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!
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Bing's Little Angels: A Tough Gang
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Bing's "little angels" - the roughest gang this side of reform school!
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The Importance of Community Support in Church
Father Chuck O'Malley:
Mr. Haines is going to give us a mortgage to take care of the difference.
Ted Haines Sr.:
That's right, father. He convinced me I have a heart. And, after all, it wouldn't be a church without a mortgage.
Father Fitzgibbons:
That's right. That's right.
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Discussion of Ted's Injury and Recognition
Father Chuck O'Malley:
Poor young Ted has been wounded in Africa.
Father Fitzgibbons:
Ah, too bad.
Father Chuck O'Malley:
They're shipping him home.
Father Fitzgibbons:
Fine, upstanding young fellow. Maybe they'll decorate him.
Father Chuck O'Malley:
Nnnno, I doubt it. Some friend of his ran over him in a jeep.
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Misunderstandings in Parish Care Advice
Father Fitzgibbons:
Well, did you make your parish calls?
Father Chuck O'Malley:
Oh, yes. Mrs. McGonigle's rheumatism is kicking up again. I told her to bury a potato in the back yard.
Father Fitzgibbons:
That's for warts.
Father Chuck O'Malley:
That's what she said.
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A Lighthearted Exchange on Pilot Lights
Father Chuck O'Malley: [Gives a spoonful of medicine to Father Fitzgibbon]
Here, take this. That'll keep the pilot light burning.
Father Fitzgibbons:
Yes, it ought to. Tastes like it has kerosene in it.
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Father and son confront trust issues
Ted Haines Sr.:
Where have you been the last two weeks?
Ted Haines Jr.:
Well, dad, I've been in a blue heaven dancing on a pink cloud. She came in on a moonbeam.
Ted Haines Sr.:
That's a lie. I had you followed.
Ted Haines Jr.:
That wasn't cricket, dad. When you were my age, I didn't follow you around.
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Conflict Over Church's Future and Legacy
Ted Haines Jr.:
He wants to tear down the church and make a parking lot out of it. Can you imagine it? He's a very disliked man. I'm sort of following in his footsteps.
Father Chuck O'Malley:
Junior, hmm?
Ted Haines Jr.:
Yeah.
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Advice on Lending Money to Churches
Ted Haines Sr.:
Son, never loan money to a church. As soon as you start to close in on them, everybody thinks you're a heel.
Ted Haines Jr.:
Well, aren't you?
Ted Haines Sr.:
Yeah.
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Father Fitzgibbons Offers His Blessing
Father Fitzgibbons:
I gave them both my blessing.
Father Fitzgibbons:
Yeah.
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Encouraging a Relaxing Outing for Stress Relief
Father Fitzgibbons:
You know how to manage these old fussbudgets. Take him out on the golf course. Bring him out in the fresh air.
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Reflections on Hope and Aging
Father Fitzgibbons:
Hope? You know, Chuck, when you're young, it's easy to keep the fires of hope burning bright. But at my age, you're lucky if the pilot light doesn't go out.
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Golf Courses as Outdoor Poolrooms
Father Fitzgibbons:
A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors.
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Finding the Right Words in Reflection
Father Fitzgibbons:
I'm sure that the way to say what I'd like to say will occur to me after you've gone.
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Advice on Discretion and Conduct
Father Chuck O'Malley: [to Father Fitzgibbons as he goes to chip a golf shot out of a sand trap]
Keep your head down now, father. And watch your language.
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