The club members were cracking jokes. “ Can anyone tell me the difference between a Scotsman and a cocoanut?” asked one. After a while, a.s no reply was forthcoming, the speaker decided to supply the answer. “ Well,” he said, “ you can get a drink out of a cocoanut, but ” “ Excuse me,” put in one of the others. “ hut i happen to he a Scotsman. Would you like a drink?” “Delighted!” replied the joker. “ Then buy yourself a cocoanut,” said the Scot.
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Evening Star, Issue 23817, 22 February 1941, Page 4
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