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Happy 100th Birthday Mel Brooks! (Original Post)
SocialDemocrat61
10 hrs ago
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QueerDuck
(2,192 posts)1. It's good to be the king!

BeneteauBum
(965 posts)7. Or governor
William J. Le Petomane
Brooks has been so creative
.
Peace ☮️
ybbor
(1,773 posts)12. I didn't get a "harumpf" outta that guy!
Give the governor a harumpf!
WinstonSmith4740
(3,488 posts)15. The Sheriff is near!!
'Scuse me while I whip this out!
Something tells me we could go
on for days doing this.
malaise
(299,668 posts)2. Oh yes!
You are loved and beloved
DFW
(60,832 posts)3. If ever there was such a thing as a national Oscar
Mel Brooks wins it hands down.
Festivito
(13,956 posts)4. There is a smile on my face. It doesn't want to stop.
Happy one hundredth. One thousand nine hundred to go.
newdeal2
(5,652 posts)5. Correction: he is 2000 years old
Otherwise, happy birthday Mel! A true genius and icon.
mwmisses4289
(5,188 posts)6. Happy Birthday!
FakeNoose
(43,062 posts)8. Mel Brooks is a national treasure
Happy 100th Birthday Mel Brooks!
niyad
(135,374 posts)9. Happy Birthday, Mel. And thank you for so many hours of joy
and laughter.
La Coliniere
(2,067 posts)10. I knew at 16 years old that Mel Brooks was a comedic genius
when I saw The Producers . He swung for the fence and landed Springtime for Hitler, an outrageous and brave satiric song that left me stunned by its brilliance.
Happy Birthday Mr Brooks!
70sEraVet
(5,753 posts)11. A masterful comedian, director, writer, producer.....
mountain grammy
(29,419 posts)13. Wonderful..best thing I'll see all week!
Thank you so much! Truly, a match made in heaven..
bif
(27,410 posts)14. His autobiography is wonderful
Read it last year. He sounds like a great guy!