SUNSHINE CORNER

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7412, 20 December 1930, Page 20

SUNSHINE CORNER

CHRISTMAS FUN. At this time of the year everybody feels in holiday mood and so a Christmas party is an easy matter. All sorts of absurd games lind favour and help to do away with any stillness so that you find your guests entertaining themselves. With gramophones or wireless it is possible to have music for games or dances at a moment’s notice, and don’t we all love “Blind Man's Bluff,” or “Hunt the Slipper,” or “Charades'?” Charades entertain either old or young and if you can dress up—we all love to dress up—so much the better. Choose sides and then a word of two or three syllables, act the syllables first and then the whole word. You can have great fun with this game and it always proves most entertainimr, especially when the most unexpected people shine. JOKES ' (Sent in by J. Hurdle) A conductor of a tramear noticed an elderly Scotsman and a young Scottish lad. The old mail was holding a watch in his hand and was studying it with intense interest. Suddenly, he seemed satisfied, and looked up. Seeing the conductor he called to him. “What is it?” asked the conductor. “I want, to pay the rest of my grandson’s fare,” he said. “He has just become twelve years old.”

Au Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman all went to town together, and each decided to buy his wife a present. On returning home that night, they all met and showed ouc another their presents. The Englishman had bought a cup with “To Dear Mary on it. The Irishman bought one with “To Dear Bridget” on it. The Scotsman had one with “Blackbird lea Booms” on it. It didn’t cost him much.

Pat's neighbour was rather a lcnowall sort of person, but on one occasion Pat was too many for him. One Jay Pat was digging in the garden and his voluable neighbour thrust his head o\er the fence and exclaimed, “Why, Pal, surely you don’t call that a spade. I have a spoon as big as that.” “\cs, said Pat,'“ and you have a mouth to fit it.” Vicar : “How arc you, my little man 1’ Jack : “I’m live at home, six at school and three in the tram.” “I belave,” said Pat, “ that me youngest son’s born a surgeon. “Pwhat leads vc t’ say that ?” asked Mike. “Oi caught him using the scissors on a book Oi’d bought and before oi could stop him he cut out the appendix.” Policeman (to small boy stealing view of football match) : “What’s the game.” Boy : “Xo score yet.” Stranger: “Boy, where docs this road go to.” Boy: “I don’t think it goes anywhere, it’s there every morning. ” GOOD ARITHMETIC The inspector had just finished his examination of the school in the village when his eye lighted on a heavy faced boy of ten or twelve years of age who had been reported as the dullest boy in the school.

“Come, now,” said the inspector, “how many docs four aud five make ?” “Don't know,” came the short re-

“Come, come," said tho inspector, “if there were nine birds on that tree and I shot live, how many would be left 1 ’ ’ “rive," came the prompt reply. “Jlow do you make that I" asked the inspector. “ ’Cause," said the boy, “the live you shot would bo left and the other four would have died away.” HAVE YOU READ—“The Runaway liorso," by O. Bolton. “A Stirring Affair,’ by A. T. Spoon. “Broken Windows,” by Eva Brick. “The Angler,” by Courtney Fish. “The Little Tailor,” by Major Coates. “Sacked,” by Hugo Home. “The Sea Bird,” by Albert Ross.

RIDDLES Q. Why is it dangerous to sleep in the train 7 A. Because the train runs over sleepers. Q. What is that which never asks question but requires many answers T A. Door-bell. q. What is the difference between a batsman and a bowler 7 A. Twenty-two yards. Q. What number is finished by adding one letter 7 A. One. Add D and its done. q. When would you expect to find a ship clean 7 A. When it leaves “The Wash.”