PASSING SHOTS
"Even the hairs of our head are numbered.” Some 0. A beautiful woman gets talked about. The plain women do the talking. # * * The quickness of the hand deceives the eye. That’s why there are black e y es - Judging by the way they act, middle-aged people must feel younger than they look. * * * When the boy tells the caller. “He isn’t in,” it may mean, “He isn’t in funds.” * * * For a bachelor to be really happy ho should live in a house adjoining a married couple. • * • “This is where I shine,” said the girl as she discovered she had forgotten her vanity case. * • * When the cat’s away the mice will play—but maybe the cat’s not having such a punk time either. * * * It is getting so hard for a man to find a wife who will help him wash the dishes. t The politicians would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted and the politicians were able to give it to them.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6851, 5 March 1929, Page 4
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168PASSING SHOTS Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6851, 5 March 1929, Page 4
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