THE BEST LIE
CANTERBURY FLEAS A contest for liars, conducted in connection with I lie Mardi Gras carnival at Napier, drew several entries The winner, Lieutenant .). Hamilton, of Christchurch, told a "whopper” intended to illustrate the size of the fleas that are bred in Canterbury. It seems that on liis farm one day he found one of his cows missing, and the explanation did not dawn on him until some time -later when he saw two fleas, each of which was using a cow’s horn as a toothpick. •
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Franklin Times, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 20 January 1941, Page 4
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88THE BEST LIE Franklin Times, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 20 January 1941, Page 4
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