HAVE A LAUGH SMART GIRL ' Bill was telling his friend about the little Chinese barmaid who had served him at an hotel in town. “Smart girl,” b.e said. “She’s been in Australia only a little while, yet she speaks perfect English. When my mate asked for a second round of drinks she said, ‘Sure, baby—that’ll knock you back two bob’.” OPPOSITION President Roosevelt is reported to have enjoyed the following parrot yarn so much that he shared it with Prime Minister Churchill: A sailor walked into an auction sh.op as the auctioneer was asking for bids on a parrot. “Fifteen dollars,” said the sailor. “Twenty,” said another bidder. ‘“Twenty-five,” said the sailor. “Forty,” said the other bidder. “Forty-five,” said the sailor. No further bids were heard, and the auctioneer said, “Sold.” The sailor took the bird and cage, passed over the money, and said: “That’s an awful price to pay for a parrot. Can he talk?” “Can he talk!” exclaimed the auctioneer. “Why, sailor, he was bidding against you.”
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13773, 16 October 1942, Page 2
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