tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633922525722090817.post733794665707312494..comments2023-10-27T03:48:23.365-04:00Comments on Boom Pop!: Windows to the Past: The Smiling IrishmanJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633922525722090817.post-20076325736457711022011-11-19T16:25:11.575-05:002011-11-19T16:25:11.575-05:00Jack Benny made several references to the Smiling ...Jack Benny made several references to the Smiling Irishman on his radio show of the mid-Forties. Rochester would call Benny to tell him that his Maxwell car was so old that even the Smiling Irishman would give him an trade-in. "Are you serious," Benny asked. "Well, Boss, he wasn't smiling when he said it. The Smiling Irishman was probably the LA prototype of used car dealers. He proceeded Cal Worthington and Mad Man Muntz.Mike Newtonnoreply@blogger.com