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Robert Preston visits Reading PA

Last updated on September 13, 2022 by Sal Ferrarello

Joke: Did I ever tell you about the time I got to welcome Robert Preston to a baseball game in Reading, PA? I was there to greet him when he got out of his limo and I asked him, “Who is your favorite minor league ball team?” and he replied, “Fightins, star greeter.”

Explanation

There is a lot of background information needed for this joke.

Fightins

The Reading Fightin Phils (a.k.a. the “Fightins”) are the minor league baseball team in Reading, PA.

Robert Preston

Robert Preston is an actor who played among other roles, Centauri in The Last Starfighter.

The Last Starfigher

Centauri in The Last Starfighter had an iconic line

Greetings, starfighter

and in this story, he says “Fightins, star greeter.”

Joke: Did I ever tell you about the time I got to welcome Robert Preston to a baseball game in Reading, PA? I was there to greet him when he got out of his limo and I asked him,
"Who is your favorite minor league ball team?"
and he replied,
"Fightins, star greeter." pic.twitter.com/BONJprgBgw

— Sal Ferrarello (@salcode) September 13, 2022

Sal Ferrarello
Sal Ferrarello (@salcode)
Sal is a PHP developer with a focus on the WordPress platform. He is a conference speaker with a background including Piano Player, Radio DJ, Magician/Juggler, Beach Photographer, and High School Math Teacher. Sal can be found professionally at WebDevStudios, where he works as a senior backend engineer.

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