HUMOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 37, 27 February 1937, Page 18

HUMOUR

m »i wmm m ■■ ■ ■ • — — — - — - ■ ■ — ■ ■ " — — •fnrwwvwvwiwi Hard Luck i TfcS diner in the cheap veetaurant t gave an exelamation o£ annoyance, "AnytMng wrong, sir?" asked ,the waitrea&i "Wrong!" he ejaculated. "I should say «o. TMs egg is as hard as a briek." "Sorryl " replied the waitress. "We used the egg-timer for it." "Oh!" he growled, ^'1 ihought you'd used a calendar."

Mistmderstood 1 The doctor had ealled i© see me oi nis patients, ja widow, "You are slightly morbid, my good woman," he saidj "you should look ibout you and marry again." "Oh, doctor," she answered, coyly, •'ja this ' a proposal?" "Allow me to remind you, madam," csaae the reply, "that a doctor preseribes medicine; h© doesn't take it."

Overaight *mxi g SsHk: I gave you this motu- 1 did you posfi ittM asked the wife. ••Well, »v .dear," aaid her huiband. **0£ eonzsti you didnt* And X told , you ttj was faaportant thajj 3$ should go tihia?,** Sea*r . ■SAad you forgot toi pcet 3, Hikatu Uflf juai Ekes u maui .f ■*®ut^ dear " *9f)oa^S •ibafc* ma* X*m angty." »Bb^ deaa^ look At £he !©ti©Ui iYou m Ardross «*

Boaot «*Yo « should fcavs been here a£ afaw irtloeL" Xfcw Gffics Bop! *Whyt Jfbat fetppeaedf" X ieem« itkat * wwaltky Amerieea has altsasd^his will fouc timeu in. the paut Sweivs montluk He ©vidently beli«v*S iu an bccasional ohanga o£ heir. A medical specialist says that if a ma* would aing for an hour a day he woald Irv© to b« a hundred* But only i£ hm naareet neighbout Jived about a wti» mwjit

His Mistake A young eandidat© for the Havy wasbeing examined by a board of admirals. Oue of the "intelligence" question fired at him was:, ''.What kind of animals eat grass?" No reply# "Surely you can answer a aimple question llke th.at!,, snapped one of the admirals. ' 'Now, then, what kind of animals eat grassi" "Animals!" gasped ithe candidate,! Y0* 'admirals ' ! " j