I saw a portion of an old movie on tv this morning. The police raided a gangland hangout, and a policeman says, "Check their hip pockets for guns." As the guns are collected, another cop remarks, "It's an arsenal." HIP pockets? ARSEnal? Not the dictionary etymology for arsenal, but apt. I wondered if the scriptwriter slipped this one in, or if it was unintentional. Anyone know of any other examples?

Only thing that occurs to me is a Groucho Marx joke, when someone picks up a gun which he calls a "gat" and then finds others, Groucho replies, "This gat had gittens."

And since almost all the weapons were carried in the right hip pocket, it could be only half an ARSEnal.

Which reminds me of apparently true story in 73 (a ham radio magazine) about twenty years ago, of a cop in Texas putting a handful of nicads for his walkie-talkie followed by a handful of pistol ammo into his hip pocket and shooting himself in the buttock.Anything to make a post.

looks like wwh is trying to jump to a new designator before the Anniversary.
wow

Should I not ape my betters? Actually, it's that the Devil makes work for idle hands.

Didst know that Shakespeare was acquainted with Mae West -- she even had a major role in one of his plays. According to a very early version:

"Is this a dagger I see before me,
or art thou just glad to see me?"

Actually, it's that the Devil makes work for idle hands.

God bless him!