QUIPS IN COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1929, Page 7

QUIPS IN COURT

“In out courting days my husband had a lovely little brown moustache, but he has even shaven that off to annoy me.”—A woman at Willesden. ******* Solicitor at North London: What did your wife say after telling you she could earn more money than you? Husband: Hop it. Solicitor: What did you do? Husband: I did. ***** Solicitor to man at Shoreditch County Court: You must keep your wife quiet in future. Man : That shows you don’t know my wife. « * # * Counsel at Clerkenwell County Court: When we come to the age of 60 we may all suffer from rheumatism. I am not near that age, but I have had a touch. There is nothing in it, though, is there? Plaintiff: Oh, isn’t there—you wait a bit. ***** Man at Penge: I did not do it ,but I will plead'guilty. *** . * * “These green judgement summonses turn many people sick on the day they should appear here.”—Judge Cluer at Shoreditch County Court. *»•*•• “Music hath no charms to sooth the savage landlord.”—A solicitor at Kins-ton-on-Thanies. ****** Willesden : Wife I have been married 40 years and my husband liavS been getting worse all the time; now I am too old to put up with him any longer.

Solicitor at Shoredieh County Court: Debtor is in a very good position. Judge Cluer: You might say the same about me—but poorly paid.

Woman at West London County Court: My age is 52. Counsel: 1 eongratuate you on your smart appearance. You look more like 22.

Woman at Clerkenwell County Court: They seem to think, because I’m a poor old widow woman, that they can crush me, hut they can’t though I’m 78.

Another Woman: Yes, and that poor old woman of 78 put up her fists like a pugilist and wanted to fight me.