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I'm going to see if Ray can unknot the one radio joke that I thought had the most interesting explanation. It's from The Jack Benny Show, and I got the answer on another OTR forum.
Now, Ray! No googling over to find the answer on the OTR forum. I want to see if your brain, vast and cool, already has the info needed to understand this one.
The Jack Benny Show, Feb. 11, 1940
Mary Livingston: I had a dream last night that Clark Gable and I were traveling together in Mexico.
Gang: Yeah?
ML: Mighty nice country down there!
[huge laugh from audience]
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You were close, Ray, but the fuller and more interesting meaning comes from a recent event.
I will give full credit to my pal "Airlanes" who figured it out, below
David:
I was guessing 1940 but wanted to know for sure. A little research shows that in January 1940, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard started out on what was described as a "belated honeymoon" in Mexico. The couple were driving through Mexico in a new station wagon. The trip was jointly sponsored by "Photoplay Magazine" and MGM as a publicity gimmick as well as a belated honeymoon. In any case, there was lots of publicity and undoubtedly lots of publicity stills of the couple enjoying the Mexican countryside. "Mighty nice country down there" clearly had more than one meaning.
Airlanes
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Ray, by SWING TIME are you referring to WB's BIG BAND, JAZZ & SWING? Or is there a DVD I'm not aware of?
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That's an Eddie Foy Jr. short HOTEL A LA SWING. One of the Warner Bros. Broadway Brevities. I think it's on the SWING TIME DVD.
Right and right. Can't one past The Old Faiola! 
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Thanks!
(While we're on the subject, God speed the day when the Fred-&-Gingers are finally available in the USA not only on DVD but also BluRay.)
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