Let's Laugh

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 21, 4 December 1936, Page 56

Let's Laugh

"QTAND | behind your lover, false’ woman;’ shouted the Scotsman, who found his ‘ wife in’ the arms of another man. "I’m going to shoot you both!" * Pl * AWYER (to coloured prisoner): "Well, Rastus, so you want me to defend you? Have you got any money?" ’ Rastus: ‘No, suh, I ain’t got no money, but I got a 1922 Ford car." Lawyer: "Well, you can raise money on that. Now let’s see-just what do they -accuse you of stealing?" Rastus: "A 1922 Ford car." GRIM humour pervades the story about the German spy, sentenced to be shot, who had to walk some distance to the place where the sentence was to be -earried out. It was a cold, rainy.morning, and the German grumbled considerably at having to walk so far. His escort bore with him for some time, but at last, wearied by the prisoner’s interminable (and. as it seemed, unreasonable) complaints about the weather. one of them burst out with: "*Bre. wot ’ave you to grouse about? We've got to walk back!’ : * : ES . = VERY disreputable tramp called at the George and Dragon. "T haven’t had a bite for days," he complained to the fierce-looking landlady. "D’yer think yer could spare -me a meal?" "Certainly not!" she shouted. "We don’t want none of your sort hanging about , here." The tramp slouched away, but in two minutes he was back again. "Well, what do you want now?" asked the woman. "I was wondering-could I fave a word wiv George?" = Psmorussue (selling customer a bottle of: hair restorer): "Be careful not to take the cork out of the bottle . with the teeth, sir, unless you °: want to grow 2 moustache !: a | TOLD your sister that I love her, and we are go-: ing -to be married this ‘win"Ty] 9" . "No, I didn’t. I really: love her: a "e * EACHER: "Will any "boy name a _ poisonous substance?" Boy: (seratehing his: head) : "Aviation." . _. Teacher:... "Wxplain . your answer." : _ Boy: "One drop will kill. 2