Gossip Friday: Hello, Goldilocks

From February 1939:

Andy Devine, about to be a proud papa for the second time, went through a strenuous time just recently trying to explain things to his four-year-old Tad. It was a tough job.

“The stork is bringing our baby,” Andy explained over and over.

“What stork?” asked Tad. “The one in the cage over at Catalina?”

“No.”

“Why?”

“Because it can’t get out of the cage.”

“Why is that stork in the cage?”

“Because,” Andy cired, “it’s too old to bring babies!”

That evening Carole Lombard came over to the Devines for dinner.

“Oh hello, Goldilocks,” Tad cried, using his pet name for Carole. “We’re going to have a new baby.”

“Well, fine,” said Carole. “Who’s going to bring it?”

“Oh,” shrugged Tad, “some old bird. Even Daddy can’t make up his mind about it.”