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1. • • Once, however, when he was in a gregarious mood, he let some friends persuade him to join the Friars Club. After months of refusing to take part in any of the club’s activities, he finally decided it was foolish to pay dues any longer and sent in his resignation.
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   Why does Groucho Marx say 'I refuse to join a club'?

   • The quote by Groucho Marx, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," is a succinct and humorous expression of a deeper philosophical concept. At first glance, it appears to be a witty take on the self-deprecating nature of human beings, expressing a reluctance to be associated with any group willing to accept oneself.

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   Did Groucho Marx resign from a Hollywood club?

   • Groucho Marx sent the following wire to a Hollywood club he had joined: "Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”

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   Does Groucho Marx want to belong to any social organization?

   • "I don't care to belong to any social organization that will accept me as a member." Hector Arce in Groucho Marx, The Groucho Phile. London: W. H. Allen, 1978; p. xv. "I don't wish to belong to any club that would accept me as a member." Christopher P. Wilson, Jokes: Form, Content, Use and Function .. London: Academic Press, 1978; p. 190.

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   Did Groucho Marx want to stay away?

   • When he was told that his application was accepted he is said to have pointed out that no club with a good reputation could possibly accept Groucho Marx as a member–therefore he would rather stay away. And he did." John Montgomery, Comedy Films.

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   Did Groucho Marx resign from Friars' Club?

   • Groucho Marx’s letter of resignation to the Friars’ Club: “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.” On October 13, 1951 the only son of Groucho, Arthur Marx, published a version of the anecdote in Collier’s Magazine. This is the earliest variant by a close family member with intimate knowledge of Groucho.

   I Don’t Want to Belong to Any Club That Will Accept Me as a Member

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   What did Groucho say if he was not a member?

   • Groucho's one-liners ("I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member"; "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it"; "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.") would fill a book, but he was sometimes given the credit for quips he hadn't uttered.

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   Jan 24, 2024 · The quote by Groucho Marx, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," is a succinct and humorous expression of a deeper philosophical concept.

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   In his renowned wit and wisdom, Groucho Marx famously declared, 'I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.' Ah, the irony of rejecting those who'd accept you with open arms! Groucho's club rejection isn't just a mere statement; it's a philosophy, a way of life.

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   • Groucho Marx, who died on August 19 1977, will be the subject of a biopic by Rob Zombie. Here, Martin Chilton picks 10 of the most intriguing facts about the great comedian.
   • GROUCHO TURNED DOWN BEING IN A FELLINI FILM. The Italian director Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita, 8½) twice tried to get Groucho Marx to appear in his films, in Juliet of the Spirits in 1965 and four years later in Satyricon.
   • HE WAS NOT A CRICKET FAN. Groucho was a big baseball fan (The Dodgers rather than the New York Yankees, whom he loathed), so on a trip to England in June 1954 he was taken to see MCC play Cambridge University at Lord's.
   • HIS SON WAS A TOP TENNIS JUNIOR. There is some wonderful footage of Groucho playing Charlie Chaplin at tennis in 1937: which was also the year he suffered his most humiliating defeat.

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   Groucho Marx sent the following wire to a Hollywood club he had joined: "Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” Introduction.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1998/09/14 › artsWould Groucho Have Joined a Party That Would Have Him as a ...

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   Sep 14, 1998 · During the cold war, while the F.B.I. was investigating the followers of Karl Marx, it was also focusing its attention on another Marx, Groucho, an article by a professor at the University of...

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   Feb 23, 2024 · The “gauche youth” that was Janan Ganesh’s younger self should have been warned: the idea of a club that requires an application form to be filled for membership — and the payment of a...