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Grey River Argus, 25 July 1913, Page 6

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THE UNCONSCIOUS JOKES OF

THE CLASSROOM

The following quotations from British examination papers and themes, ridiculous as they are, might be match ed from many an Australian teacher's experience: The Seven Great Powers of Europear,e gravity, electricity, steam, gas. fly-wheels, and motors, and Mr. Lloyd George. Queen Elizabeth was tall "and thin, but she was a stout Protestant . j , During the Interdict in John's reign .'• births marriage, ..and deaths were not allowed to take place. A Kelt is part of a Scotchman's dress. Cave Canem.— -Beware lest I sing, Henry VIII. gained „ the title Fid.ci Defensor because he wja.s so faithful to his" Queen!; v. . •'■' ' | A vacuu.m is a empty space with nnthing in it; the Pope lives -in one. A yacuurii is a empty space with no of nothing but Germans (germs?). A Conservatve is a sort of gTeenhouse where you look at the moon. The Habeas Corpus Act was that no one need stay in prison longer than he liked. ' . Wolfe gained fame by storming the heights of Abraham Lincola. Where was Magna Charta. sigmed? At the bottom. . Where was Mary Queen of Scots born, and why was, she born there? Mary was born at Linlithgow becuase her mother happened to be there at the time. ; Wellington threw up earthquakes behind him as hie- Tetreated. The religion of the people of the Ganges Delta makes them clean, but, like other things there are some who do not keep the rules. They -live an open and free life except for the few wigwams which are inhabited by natives. These have a funny custom of throwing their "babies into the Ganges as a sacrifice to Buddha. The Hindus generally are a hardy : race but prefer to worship in their temples than follow much manual labour; what little they do is mostly carrying "luggage and' such like; tit rest of their time is spent in wandering about in the shade of the various palms. ■..;■■