A WORD IN TIME The actor did not like the look of his audience, so decided to take the bull by the horns, and make a speech in front of the curtain. "Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "before we begin our performance I would like to remind you that I will do my best to amuse and interest you, but if my efforts do not meet with your approval, I beg of you to respect my feelings so far as not to give me 'the bird,' as I am a strict vegetarian." THE DECEPTIVE TRUTH A policeman on point duty saw a young man removing a spare tyre from a car drawn jup by the roadside, and went over and demanded to know what he was doing. "I'm stealing this tyre—what do you suppose I'm doing!" said the young man. The policeman, deciding he had been a bit too 'heroic, wandered back to his post. The other wandered down the street with the tyre. A few minutes later the owner of the car appeared, and rushed to tell the policeman that his spare tyre was gone.
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Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 21, 1 November 1939, Page 8
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