Rainman

Humble   Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:49 am GMT
Hi,
I’ve seen this film in Russian. The autistic character, Raimond Babbit, often repeats, “Who will be the first?”
I guess it refers to sth he saw on TV in his childhood, a joke or a story – a well known one. What exactly? Could you please explain that?
Thank you.
Uriel   Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:34 am GMT
He actually says "Who's ON first?" which is part of an old comedy routine by Abbott and Costello. You can both read it and hear it in its entirety here:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml
Humble   Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:29 am GMT
Thanks a lot, Uriel.
Humble   Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:05 am GMT
A discovery: that's where the Bush&Condi (Hu is the new leader of China)joke comes from!
Uriel   Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:51 am GMT
Yes, it is.