The Fun Corner

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 674, 28 October 1933, Page 8

The Fun Corner

"Catching." Grandma (hearing sneeze from loudspeaker): There now, that is how colds are spread! Come away from the wireless set. That Wouldn't Do. Mother : You can't wear -tbose socks, Doris; there's a hole in the heel. Doris: Never minrd, Mummy; I'll put them on inside out, then it won't show. A Good Excuse. T'eacher: I'm always telling you not to ea'fc sweets in school, TbmmyTomimy: Well, teacher, this sum said "If two sweets were taken from six, how many would be left?" So I just took two sweets from six, you see! No Wonder! Bobby: I did not get one sum wrong to-day, daddy! ■Daddy: Bravo, Bobby, I am glad they were all right. Bobby: You see, w-!we did not have sums to-dayj daddy! — (Sent in iby Roxane. He Proved It. Small Boy: Miother, why do people sa.y baby is a bouncing boy? Mother. Why do you ask, dear? Small Boy: Well, this morning, when I dropped him on the floor just to see, he didn't hounce a bit. A Smart Answer. A school inspector was examining an elementary class on the ark. "Now, boys," he said, "Noah was an

active man and must have found it irksome to be confined so long during the flood. How did he spend his time?" "Fishing, sir," said one bright boy. "Yes, I fancy Noah did some angling." "He wouldn't catch many fish," interjected another youth. "Why do you think so," asked the inspector, pleased with the interest he had awakened. "He would only have two worms!" The Obvious Thing. Instructor: What iwould you do if there were an e xplosion and somehody went up in the air? 'Pupil: Wait until he came down, s'.r. — iSent in by Peanut. The Mule. "What became of that hired man you got from the city?" "Be used to he a chauffeur and oneday -he crawled under a mule to see why it wouldn't go." A Secret. "Look here, you old rascal, why didn't you tell me this horse was lame before I bought him?" "Well, the feller that sold him to me didn't say nothin' about it ,so I thought it was a secret." An Example. Mother: Why were you whipped at school, Sammy? (Sammy: 'Cos teacher told us to write an essay on the "Result of Laziness," and I sent up a blank sheet of paper. Disappearances. Ma: Willie, you have been eating the jam again. Willie: Don't go by appearances, ma. Ma: No, I go hy disappearances. — Sent in by Robin Hood. Clever. Teacher: Children, give me a sentence containing "Bitter end." Bright Boy: Our dog chased Mrs. 3"own's cat ithrouigh a hedge and bither end. Skin Tight. The small boy of the house was crying about the new pants his mother had just made. He told his mother that they were tighter than his skin. '"Nonsense," said his mother, "that's no't possible." "Yes, mummy, it is," he answered. "I can sit down in my skin, but I can't in these trousers." — Sent in hy Jean Millai*. What Animal? MJy first is in lake, but not in pond, My second's in feed, and also in meat, MV third is in love and also in fond, iMy fourth is in pretty, but not in neaJfc, MV fifth is in black, but not in wbite, My Sixth is in rings, but not in dots. M"y seventh's in dark, but not in light, My whole is an animal known for its spots. Answer: Leopard. What Name? My first is in sunshine, but not in rain, My second's in ibus, but not in train, My third is in summer, and also in spring, 'MJy fourth is in rifle ,and also in sling, M^ last is in shell, and also in pearl, My whole is a. name of many a girl. Answer: &usie. — iSent in hy Snowdrop. 'A container (plural). To like someone very much. Hard right through. 'A girl's name. A type of car. Word Square. C.ASBS A D O R E iSO'LID ERICA S E D A N