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  2. LOTS OF FUN

    Dad Woop dined in the restaurant at the same table as three smartly-dressed business men, whose topic of conversation was the share market. Now, Dad was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  3. Hit or Miss.

    Miss Wilderton had been giving the class an elementary talk on architecture. "Now," she asked, "can anyone in the class tell me what a 'buttress' is?" ...

    Article : 53 words
  4. Biting.

    The d[?]er [?]ad waited ten minutes. At last the waiter appeared. "Your fish will be here in five minutes," [?]e said. Another ten minutes passed, but no fish ...

    Article : 49 words
  5. Out of Form.

    A negro was credited with being able to eat and drink at one sitting four loaves of bread, four pounds of cheese, and fou[?] quarts of beer. A man who [?]ad seen ...

    Article : 161 words
  6. Robbng the Male.

    Jones had a habit of staggering home in early morning, and Mrs. Jones a habit of running through his trousers when she assumed him to be asleep. One ...

    Article : 88 words
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    ANGRY MEMBER (shocked by [?]ad language he has heard): Excuse me, sir, are you the secretary of this [?]lub? SECRETARY: Yes. ANGRY MEMBER: Well, do you allow obs[?]ene language in the place? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
  8. Dreadful Thought

    A Scotsman who had invested his surplus money in the purchase of genuine antiques was showing recent acquisitions to a friend. ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. An Epochal Day.

    It is alleged that during a spell of gloomy weather in England one of the Australian cricketers rushed out of the hotel when a flash of sunshine showed. ...

    Article : 115 words
  10. Comparative.

    A pedestrian crossed a traffic-filled street while looking up at an aeroplane over[?]ead. Three buses shaved him so closely that his beard didn't appear again for a ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. Tit for Tat.

    One of two rival village churches had just installed a new organ. One Sunday morning a member of the church that could not boast of a new ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. On the Safe Side.

    Two men were talking about the eloquence of a certain M.P. "Yes," said one, "I like to [?]ear him talk, but be always reminds me of a ...

    Article : 93 words
  13. Probably Right.

    A man who had sent a pair of trousers to be pressed was getting very indignant because the firm were very e[?]asive concerning them. (As a matter of fact, their ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. Accepted.

    The colonel's wife sent the following note to Captain Green:- "Colonel and Mrs. Brown request the pleasure of Captain Green's company to ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. Amending [?]t.

    Browne was in a di[?]emma. He [?]ad arranged to be married, but later found tbe day to be inconvenient. So he sought out his married friend, Whyte, ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. The Air Service.

    "Well, Tommy," asked the lad's uncle, "are you in the football team at school?" "Yes, uncle." replied the youth. "I've got a good position. I do all the aerial ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. His Side of lt.

    Mr. Bard: "Yes, Tommy, I shall, soon marry your dear sister and take her away." Tommy: "I don't mind. Now that I'm ...

    Article : 46 words
  18. Work and Play.

    "For ten years, ten long years," cried the writer, "I have been writing this drama, changing a word here, and a line there, working on it until my fingers were ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. TOOK HIS ADVICE.

    "Did you give your account to the defendant?" asked a lawyer of a client. "I did," was the reply. "And what did be say?" ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. Advertising

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