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Barry Cryer, recalled this:

A marvellous story about Tommy when he was doing his Army service. He was on sentry duty and he
fell asleep standing up by the side of his sentry box. He literally went and he opened half an eye and
in front of him was his Commanding Officer and the Regimental Sergeant Major. And Tommy thought
.... oh and then closed his eyes and then he opened his eyes once again and said, 'AMEN.'
Croctacus
This fella is on safari in Africa when he comes across an elephant lying on the ground, in distress.
He investigates and finds a thorn in its foot.
He removes it, and the elephant trots merrily away.
Twenty years on, the man is standing in the street in London watching a circus procession pass by.
When the elephant gets level with him, it stops, looks straight at him, reaches out with its trunk, lifts him bodily into the air, smashes him on the ground and jumps on him.
It was a different elephant.
lal
I remember Jimmy Tarbuck saying that Tommy Cooper was getting out of a taxi and he paid the cabby his fare. He then tucked something in to the cabby's top pocket and winked at him and said " here you are, have a drink on me. " The cabby waited until Tommy went off to wherever he was going and when he checked his pocket, it had a tea bag in it. 
Sezit
This is a true story. Some friends were in a pub in London and Tommy was there, they started talking to him saying how they enjoyed his shows etc, he chatted to them for a while and before leaving he took out pens from his pocket and handed one to them each. As he walked out they looked at them and they all had written on them "stolen from Tommy Cooper" 
Yellow Rose
Tommy Cooper had an engagement at Allinson's night club in Liverpool.  As usual it was sold out and a good time was had by all.  On the last night, after the show, Tommy called all the night club staff back stage and thanked them for his help.   He shook each by the hand and pressed an envelope into their hands and said : 'Have a good drink on me' .  Later when they opened the envelop, inside was not a large denomination note, but a tea bag!
FM

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