HOWLERS

Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 2

HOWLERS

Tho following aro some good howlers collected from various sources:— A parable is a heavenly story with no earthly meaning. Christians are allowed only one wife, which is called monotony. The sun never sets on the British Empire because the British Empire is in tijie east, and the sun sets in the west. A cuckoo is a bird that lays other birds’ eggs in its own nest, and viva voce. . The Court of Chancery is so called because it takes care of property when there is no chance of the owner turning .up ' The Minister of War is the clergyman who preaches to the soldiers in the barracks. A monologue is a conversation between two people, such as husband and wife. Railway sleepers are people who stay at the railway all night; they sometimes sleep there. The cause of dew is through the earth revolving on its own axis and perspiring freely. Queen Elizabeth rode through Coventry with nothing on, and Raleigh offered her his cloak. Ambiguity means telling tho truth when you don’t want to. Bacon was tho man who thought he wrote Shakespeare. A limited monarchy is government by a monarch who, in case of bankruptcy, would not bo entirely responsible for the National Debt. You havo the same thing in private life with a limited liability company. Sir, Walter Scott was called the Blizzard of tho North' He tried to reach tho North Pole, but perished in the attempt. Spoonerisms are offers of marriage. On one side of a penny is the King’s head; on. the other side is a young lady riding a bicycle. They call her Ruby Tanyer. Thomas a’Beckett lived a dissipated life. Three nights killed him.