FREE AIR.
Jones: “Do you think the horse will survive the motor car?” Brown: “Not if it gets in its way.’’ “How is it you fellows can burn up the roads the way you do?” “I guess its mainly by scorching.” * * * * Small Boy: “I bet you never rode in a motor car?”'
Another Small Boy: “No, but one knocked down my brother once.” * * * * Satan: ‘ |( 'What are those two motorists fighting about ? ’ ’ Assistant: “They’ve just got into an argument over whether this place ought to be air-cooled or water-cool-ed.” * * * * “Did you have any sort of a joy ride. ” “Nothing to brag of. We did hit three or four pedestrians, but not one was hurt seriously enough to go to a hospital. ’ * * * * * Novice: '“lt must be a dreadful sensation to run over a man!” Old Timer: “Not nearly so dreadful as to run over a cow —and it doesn’t injure the. machine SO’ much. ’ ’ * * * * “Congratulations, oldfeman. ” “Dor what,” “I see you have at last acquired a
car. ’ ’ “No, I haven’t; I got all dirtied up this way changing the ribbon on my typewriting machine. ’ ’ **■ * * • Of beauty’s gifts he has but few for his features are not mates and his manners won’t impress you for his egotism grates, yet the 1 girls call him a wonder or a chance without a par, and they overlook each blunder for — he owns a motor car. * * * * “I understand you have bought a car?” “Yes. I saw seven of them chasing one pedestrian the other day, and I decided that I was on the wrong end of the sport.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HC19330523.2.10.2
Bibliographic details
Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1933, Page 3
Word Count
262FREE AIR. Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1933, Page 3
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Horowhenua Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.