HUMOUR
Friend: He is getting like 'is father. Mother: No; it's the cold wind that gives 'im that red nose! "My husband must be a strong, silent man, full of grit.' "What you want is a dumb dustman." M « » Cohen: Why look so worried, mine: Isaac: Ach, ve haf given de bookkeeper a veek's holiday and a veck's money, too, and de books vas right after all. A a « m Manager (to office boy, who is half an hour late): You siiould have been here at nine o'clock. Office Boy: Why, what happened?
Victim: Hi! That isn't the tooth I wanted pulled out. Dentist: Calm yourself. I am coming' to it. Exasperated teacher (to dull class): Now, children, if a donkey's head points to the north where does his tail point? Small Boy: To the ground, Miss. m Wt 4 Johnny is always late, and the teacher said: "Late again, Johnny. What would yen say if f came late?" Johnny: Please, Sir, good morning, sir. •i Boxer-: Look here, for two pins and half the purse, win or lose, and me naming the referee, I'd knock your head off.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 33, 25 March 1942, Page 6
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189HUMOUR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 33, 25 March 1942, Page 6
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