Joke Competition

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 64, 2 March 1929, Page 14

Joke Competition

JUNIORS,

Little Boy: “Was that policeman ever a little baby?’> Mother: “Why yes, of course. Little Boy: “Oh, mummy, I should love to see a baby policeman 1” —Prize of 1/- to Nelly White, age 10 years, 612 Queen street, Hastings. “Goodness Jane, what a kitchen!” exclaimed Mrs Brown. “Every pot, pan and dish is dirty, the table in a perfect litter and—why, it will take you all night to clear things up! What have you been doing?” “Sure, mum,” explained the maid, “the young lady has just been showing me how they hile a pertater at their cookerv school.” —Red Certificate to Rosalie White, age 8 years, 613 Queen street, Hastings. A little boy was sent with a note to the clinic doctor. The note ran: “Please will you do something to Willie’s face. He's had it a long time and it’s spreading.” —Red Certificate to Marie Robins, age 8 years, 403 Collinge road, Hastings. SENIORS. Some juniors in the lower school were playing a game in which one was “king,” and was “knighting” other boys. The humour of the situation lay in the appropriate names he found for each one. At last it came to the turn of one boy who was renowned for his mighty girth. Ho knelt before the “king,” whose sword tapped his shoulder, and he was told, amidst howls of laughter to “Rise Sir Cumference.” —Red Certificate to Mabel Wyatt, ago 11 years, 508 Victoria street, Hastings. Charlie (to visitor who is •ating n cake) : “Let ns nlay at ‘zoo.’ I will be the elephant.” Sister; “What can I be?” Charlie: “The dear old ledy who feeds him with cakes.” —Orange Certificate to Marjorie Webb, age 11 years, Napier road. Havelock North. Mummv (to mischievous five-year-old) : “Freddie, did I hear you tell auntie she was stupid? Go and tell her non are sorry.” “Auntie.” said Freddie a few moments later, “I’m awfully sorry her von are sorry.’’ —Orange Certificate to Edyth Thom, ago 14 years, Maraetotara, Havelock North. — , An army officer asked a body of recruits if they had any complaints to make, and one stepped forward and declared he had been supplied with a ginger-ale bottle that contained not ginger-ale. but benzine, and that he had drunk half the benzine unwittingly. “All right.” replied the officer, “you had better not smoke for a few days.” —Orange Certificate to Harry' Toothill, age 12 years, 701 St. Aubyn street, Hastings,