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'a ust for- Jith . .
In response to. a "Lad
Wanted" sign a likely
looking boy entered the
shop. The manager put
him to several simple
tests.
"Your handwriting isn't
too bad," he said, "and
your manners are pass
able. How - about your
mental arithmetic ? What
would 24 tins of salmon
be at 4d. a tin ?"
"Bad, sir," was the
prompt reply.
—Margaret Buck (13) ,
"Mangana," Croydon
Road, South Warrandyte.
(Award, 5/.)
. American: "We've got
a ship so big that the
skipper has: to drive
around the decks in a
car."
Australian: . "That's
nothing. We've got a ship
so big that the . cook has
to have a submarine to
sail through the Irish
Stew to see how the
potatoes are getting
along."
! —Faith Baillie (13), 9 Ro-
lorua Street, South Caul-
field. (Award, 5/.)
Joe: "I went riding
this morning."
Tom: "Horse-back ?"
Joe: "Yes. He got
back two hours before
I did."
— Garry Marshall (11), 75
Centre Road, East Brigh
ton. (Award, 5/.)
Jerry: "I have the
smartest dog in town.
I asked him, 'What is
two-minus-two ?' "
Terry: "And what did
he say ?"
Jerry: "Nothing."
o "r£Iar.V Ellen Hayes (10),
8 Nicholson Street, North
Balwyn. (Award, 5/.)
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