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John SpencerThe "Bambino" of course was a bigger than life individual and as his legend grew the number of stories/incidents about him likewise grew. My favorite is this one:
Ruth was invited to the FDR White House for a formal dinner. He was seated next to Mrs. Roosevelt as the guest of honor with the president naturally at the head of the table. The first course was cooked asparagus with melted butter. Everybody tucked in except Ruth who only sat there and looked at his plate. Mrs. Roosevelt, noticing that Ruth was not partaking, turned to him and said, "Why Mr. Ruth, don't you care for asparagus"? To which the Babe replied, "Nah, it makes my urine stink."
Anybody got any others?