The Exorcist opened in theaters on this day in 1973.
Why does that matter to a USC blog?
Because William Peter Blatty was the author of “The Exorcist.” wrote the screenplay for the film and won an Oscar.
But as the picture above from 1958 shows, he worked as the chief of the USC News Bureau in the late 1950’s.
Blatty was a man of many talents and it’s hard to imagine him being satisified as chief of the USC News Bureau but co-workers said he was an enjoyable figure on campus.
Blatty wasn’t just a writer. Here he is pretending to be a Middle Eastern prince on Groucho Marx’s “You Bet Your Life” in 1961.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
Happy boxing day 🇬🇧 to all the bloody blokes from across the pond.
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WHEN HE WAS OLD GROUCHO HAD A VERY PRETTY MUCH YOUNGER WIFE !!!!!!
GOTTA GOVE HIM THAT !!
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ABOVE MEANT IN REPLY TO MG
ANOTHER MISPLACED POST
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I was TRYING to be clever, George.
#ILoveGroucho…
#NoOneTodayCompares
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GROUCHO LIVES ON !!
CATCH HIM EVERY NIGHT ON LOCAL TV !!
GOTTA LOVE HIM BRO !!
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I guess you could say Groucho was sorta clever…but can he compare with the sublime wit of Family Feud’s Steve Harvey?
#PureGold….
#We’veComeSuchALongWay
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Got to hand it to our handy Scottie for opening another ‘Pearl-of-a-Whirl’ concept–
Paraphrasing, ‘How do you feel the day after the most-memorable moment in your life
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WOLF WORKING LATE TONIGHT
THATS ABOUT IT
DID HE OPEN WITH A DOUBLE POST ON THAT PICTURE ?????????
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AND
WHATS A MIDDLE EASTERN PRICE ??
IS THAT LIKE A BARGAIN PRICE ??
OK OK ITS LATE
SCREW IT !!
CHARGERS IN PLAYOFFS !
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It’s not a double post, George —it’s an homage to the opening scene of The Exorcist —with identically shaped dogs — one light, one dark—- battling each other.
#You’reLookingAtHighArt
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I hope your neighbors all got electric cars for Christmas and you’re resolving to play in traffic more in 2023.
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Scott, my wife Carol was best friends with Blatty’s wife
The Blattys did not foresee how this ‘Unique idea’ of his would shake the movie-world
But a legitimate ‘Anti-God’ argument only validated the fact that ‘God Is’
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There is no god. Not for any religion. God is as real as the Scientology outer space shit is – it ain’t.
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God bless even though you don’t believe! Fight on!
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How did God piss you off?
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Hi ‘Owns’ now remember which witch doctor you used before you reply….
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HEY MG JOHN AND ANYONE
HOW COME WHENEVER BRUINS MAKE SHIT YOU CAN SEE THE MAGGOTS WRIGGLING AROUND IN IT ??
IVE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THAT.
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It’s because they eat warmed over stale shit George. They drink piss and fuck sheep too
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You mean they try to fuck sheep but their needle dick gets lost in the sheeps anus
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The BUMMER, Clown U’s official shit inspector. He loves his job and refuses to use gloves.
#Cotton Picker/Picking Bowl or bust.
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