... so angry… and as the radio program went on… Lou Costello became more and more angry, more and more resentful toward Scott for taking his flower. Finally, Lou Costello said to Bud Abbott: “I’m ready for Scotty now. Just let him try to take my flower out of my lapel now… and see what he gets!” “What have you done, Lou?” asked Bud Abbott. Lou Costello answered proudly: “I have put a hand grenade in my coat pocket… and I have tied the flower to the pin of the hand grenade… and when Scotty ...
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