WISE CRACKS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXIII, Issue 3250, 13 February 1933, Page 2

WISE CRACKS.

A farm is a piece of land surrounded by mortgages. A farmer is a busy business man; in fact, a piece of humanity entirely surrounded by many meetings of creditors. Did you know—some cooks can’t? Did you know—all twins born in Australia come in pairs? A scientist states that plants can communicate with each other. Of course. Jack, and the beans-talk. A leading doctor said thisjpeek — “Many girls catch cold through not wearing enough clothes.” But they don’t care a wrap. A policeman in Queensland recently conducted an orchestra. It was noticed that he was never off his beat. An artist once sketched a hen so realistically that when he threw it into the waste paper basket “it laid there.” “What do they mean by the 'witching hour’?” “Don’t you know? That’s the hour when the wife greets you with ‘Which story is it this time?’ ” Wife: “If you spend so much time at golf you won’t have anything laid aside for a rainy day.” Husband: “Won’t I! My desk is loaded up with work that I've put aside for a rainy day!”