HAVE A LAUGH

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXX, Issue 13670, 18 June 1942, Page 2

HAVE A LAUGH

TO THE POINT The teacher had asked the class to write an essay on “Our Dog.” Young Jimmy was the first to finish. His effort read: “Our Dog. We haven’t got one.” SUSPICIOUS NATURE While on patrol duty a member of the Home Guard came across a watchman asleep in his hut. The sirens had just previously sounded. Shaking the old man, he shouted: “Wake up; don’t you know the siren’s gone?” Sleepily he mumbled: “Well, I’m not surprised. The people round here’ll take anything.” Identified During a shortage of flashlights an orderly officer was doing the rounds of the camps one dark night. He approached one sentry and flashed his light on him, but recieved no challenge. Why didn’t you challenge me, sentry?” he demanded curtly. “Well, sir, I recognized you,” was the reply. “How on earth could you recognize me on such a dark night?” “I heard the orderly sergeant tell the orderly corporal there was only one battery in the camp and the orderly officer had pinched it.”