Somebody’s Always Taking The Joy Out Of Life

Kolohe says:

Babe Ruth made between $50,000-$70,000 a year in the 1920s. The President of the United States in that period made $75,0000 a year

When Ruth got a raise to 80k a year in 1930:

“$8o,ooo a year! In these times!” expostulated one of the writers. Don’t be silly, Babe. Why that’s more than Hoover gets for being president of the United States.”

“What the hell has Hoover got to do with this?” demanded the Babe. “Anyway, I had a better year than he did.”

It’s possible that the above, somewhat well known quip, was made up by a biographer in the 1940s. Still a good line though. (but also, perhaps because it was cribbed from Will Rogers)Report