A warehouse in Bermondsey has been converted into eight flats by the Bermondsey Borough Council. This authority has contrived thirtyeight fiats out of a disused workhouse. _ ■ ‘ You say your wife locks you out when.you play poker?” “ She not only locks me out, she makes me shove the winnings under the door.”
Customer: “Ah, here's another of those hideous portraits they call a work of art.” Dealer; “No, madam, you’re mistaken. That’s a mirror.” An automobile ran over a man’s toes, and he sued the driver for damages. ‘Great Scott!” gasped the driver, “you want £SO for a .damaged foot? I’m not a millionaire.” _ “Perhaps you ain’t,” replied the _ victim, “ and I no centipede, either.’’
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Evening Star, Issue 19782, 4 February 1928, Page 17
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114Untitled Evening Star, Issue 19782, 4 February 1928, Page 17
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