HUMOUR A-WHEEL.
0\v(1 Jargo: What Oi wants to knowis what be those yer petrol pump affairs they he a-puttin' down yonder? Owd Ben (the village oracle): I can tell 'ee. It's loiko this, .Targe. They be'cn adiggin' and a-diggin' a long toimo up near the green, and at last they strikes a moty spirit well, and, nat'rally, of course, they wants them there pumps to draw up the moty spirit instead of gettin' it in tins from 'Merriky. Flub: What caused that collision to-day ? Dub: Two motorists after the same pedestrian. It's a long lane that has no petrol pumps. Accused Motorist (indignantly): Excessive speed! Why, my car caught fire, and I was badly burned! Magistrate: Precisely! You will be fined for scorching.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 31, 7 February 1928, Page 18
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123HUMOUR A-WHEEL. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 31, 7 February 1928, Page 18
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