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Happy 100th Birthday, Lucy: Lucille Ball's Chocolate Conveyor Belt Moment

By Amy Scattergood Mon., Aug. 8 2011 at 10:00 AM
Categories: Candy, YouTube

Thanks to YouTube and The New York Times' @SamSifton for a reminder of this one, the classic I Love Lucy candy wrapping episode. Lucille Ball would have turned 100 years old on August 6th, and even in black & white, she's still funnier than pretty much anybody else. If you want to try this at home, here's Mark Bittman's excellent (and very easy) chocolate truffle recipe. And here's where to buy a conveyor belt, should you not already have one.

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Even funnier, because it wasn't so madcap, was the episode with Harpo Marx when Lucy was dressed up as Harpo (for some reason) and tried to conceal the fact (for some reason) when she ran into him. So, naturally, she pretended she was Harpo's reflection in a full-length mirror. He picked up on it quickly and leaned this way and that. So did she. He lifted his hat off his head. So did she. He dropped the hat, and, natch, so did she. Unfortunately for Lucy, Harpo's hat was on a rubber string and bounced back into his hand! Maybe you had to be there, but anyone who ever saw I Love Lucy or one of her movies has to smile thinking about her talent and leggy grace.

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