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A haughty customer, entering a restaurant, was accosted by a waiter with the inquiry: "Soup sir? Soup, sir?" The customer took no notice, and calmly removed his overcoat, on' which the waiter repeated his quea- 1 tion. Becoming angry, the man said:: "Is it compulsory?" "No," was th.tl, reply. "It's ox tail, siiV*
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2642, 10 May 1923, Page 5
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55NOT COMPULSORY. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2642, 10 May 1923, Page 5
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