HUMOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 83, 24 April 1937, Page 16

HUMOUR

A »mall hoy handed the tram cen j ductor «n all-day ticket so riddled with* hole* that It was difficult to find a spot to punch it. However, ihe conductor managod to clip one corner of it, and, as he handed it back to the- boy, said': "When you get bomc, you'd better put that on th© pianolo, sonny; it'U play 'Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day.' "

" I bear that you and Axthur ue eug*ged," gushed & girl in the tram. "I don't snpposehe told you he was once engaged to murty me 1" "He did say something about there being lots of things in his past that he ia asharaed of," was the answer, "but ha didn't go into details."

A man went to his doctor and ro* quested treatment for his ankle. After a careful axamination the doctor inquired: 'How long have you been going about like this V ' "Two weeks.77 -Why, man, your ankle is broken. How you managed to get'aTound at all ia a mystery. Why didn't you come to me beforef77 "Well, doctor, every time I say anything is wrong with me my wife declares I'll have to stop smoking."

Roundabout. The vacuuxn cleaner salesman who had an appointment found the housewife unable to keep it. He suggested the following day. "That'a my busy day," she said. "IC you call then you will find nie in a .vhirligig. ' ' "That won't worry me, madam," he said. rfMy last eustomer was in a kimono'.77

He £ad gonh intoi the m&nager's, offiee toi inquire 3 f he could have the Satarday off for the jmrpose of dlggiag his garden. "But^ my gooct man,'7 said the man* nger, *8mith. told me only a day or two ago that you had no gnrden." "Well, then," wa.* ihe* reply, "suine >ne must havc taken ii off the ..hui-).. rill."