The CRITIC

NZ Truth, Issue 997, 3 January 1925, Page 1

The CRITIC

So, great is habit that even the henieeked husband feels lonely when his itite is away. -You don't require a course of physiM culture to be a shop-lifter. Men,il weakness seems to be a better nullification. )A safe bet: That m the elections his year we shall hear more hot-air lian national air. , \ .;:'•. ' :: .' .'..::' •. •The appearance of some bathers •*ould be if there were a '/ore equitable distribution of flesh-— nd fat; Farmers are making, the most of he harvesting season. ' So are the ookles. .The difference is that the liter are reaping all : , s the year round.

t "-:::■-■ :: ■ .^i :*':■:.'. , lAlwaysI Always look .for the. 9JIY^, Lining and * ou'll see less, of the dark icttmd^ 7 ■ I You won't maintain discipline In the L-ffice if you let your staff see you m a E.athitig suit. ; ■ ' ■ This would be a; great! year for work ■ laziness were declared by scientists Bi be a deadl^ disease— and ; the depuration carried conviction; ■ "Many men drink without being ■driven to it. . They walk. .; : ■ The ukulele is running a rieck-arid-».!ck race with the saxophone. /Unless Ike saxophone fails through lung trouKas "Critic" backs it to kill all oppoKtion — and suppoi'ters. . Year./ Politicians will be tc'tng to the- country. Is it too much ■h hope that many of them . will stay ■ : : <jh ere would be less against modern ■ nlisation were 'it not for the people. ■A. lot of motorists who have been ■ ending their holidays touring around Be back country have been spending ■l right, if not speeding. Their, daily has ! been for more ; Roads the good die young because I M^y. possess super-intelligence and ■H-icipate a life more full of sadness Hb>.a of joy. ' -:.-. '■ V .' '■^'. :V .■■'"'"'" ■ T. v t' :; Hlbme men like taking a little fresh j^K' Others object to taking but a litfresh heir— in an elaborate peramlifts his glass of lemonade HBl wishes hre many thousands of Hders: "Happy Daze!" ; ; {^■fugging used to be regarded as a of courting couples'— in. priWme. Now you may see it m the. boxring— in public. ': '. . MRsiow, but ; sure" is, all very* well ; be too slow. i» :: it HB*'ne sad thing about the Leap Tear ■f.t has just ended is the number 'of [^Ltnen who failed to make names for ;■■/•'. .-.';■• ■;. 'v^'^"/"--' -.\ ■'■ ; i B^ome singers are advised? to jgo to Bi/ty to continufe their studies. Others T x " -\ would, like. -to' send to a. much I a- vrmer ; place."/" /•' - : ■'". /'; . ' ■;[ ■ ■•.' ■ \ "n't there; a scientist who can dis- ' .'c'f some form of vaccination that t- 'prevent the driver of a car from |i . hing the prevailing desire to ■ pass U car m front? It wpiild save/many. V' 4 : .." - ; "•■■■•' : ' : '■'i:-.- T-.'V:/ '

This year the people over 21 years of age become more important. It is Election Year. It is a mistake to think that all male assistants m shops are physical weeds. Many of them are hefty enough to counter any attack. t: '•'• '•* Don't envy the man who wins a motor car. They run m to something — much and often.' ■ ■ is s: it Another New Year resolution easier to keep than it used: to be is: Not to' leave the wife alone m the theatre between the acts. ''Critic" admits he had one on New Year's Eve— a special occasion. Some people "have" everyone on : every possible occasion. . ■;• ,

„ .It has., ,not '■ yet; beeii^dieoidedvrwhich: remark has .lcaused^^ ihbst «ipmesticf unpleasantness: "You're getting stout, dear," or '/You're getting bald,- dear." Successful people ' are specially favored by scandalmongers. Some people find it interesting to belong .to a political party. It would be more interesting if- they were able' to discover to whom the party belongs. People waste a "lot , of time and energy; m troubles that are not their own.- ;■/■'. ■,'«■"'.' -■'■■ •;■ ;•■ . ■ - ; ■■, . The attractiveness of golf is demonstrated by the fact that it has so many adherents who possess lower limbs that have little charm. ' The Present month is Past. Another year has gone without any decision being arrived at m the old dispute as to whether'a man' profits more by his own mistakes or by the mistakes of others.; "Critic" has been asked to express an opinion m the affirmative. : j ' • ■ ; ;"v.-.:: .•.; ■ ' ..:• ■■ ;•• „ 'The children have started Christmas I shopping early. They have already picked but dozens of presents father can't afford to buy. Some movie actors get mixed up m scandals and are closed down. But you must admit they have been m a lot of "close-lips." • A recent, cablegram recorded that a wife shot her husband as, he said "Good- morning." It was . the husband's, mistake. He • should have said "Good-night!" ' '■'■■' v * . ' ■/ O}' '■'• ■'•■■;.:■ ■■ ''•■■■■■ ' '■•'-' '.*'!'■• • ' . It won't be a Happy New Year, if j you let; your troubles dwell on: you. Especially if your troubles are relations.,.. • '..' . :■, ;../•• .' '', '■■■.. ' r ':■■■'■:]■■" '■"■'■'■ We have read many anti-war resolutions, but they don't seem to stop wars and revolutions. It makes qne wonder whether; after all, the pen is mightier than the sword. Most people who "bet you a new hat" usually ; ;talk ; through ;it -if they win the wager. ; : : K'^'V'-^r -" : /: ''•'• ' -\v. ' '-■ ..•■.;•■■ •■■ : : : :,. v :■': /■■ '••-, :"::■.;.•';:•'':',/■' '/-•..-. The mpfiern conservative is an oldtime, radical. ■ ,' , . v ; ■(.■ . .- •:!'■.■•'. ■. ' ■ •'::• ■.■ ■";•'!: ■'•■.■ '■• . Once, upon a time one of Father's excuses was that' he had been delayed at the barber's for. shave and hhaircut.r r cut. Now it is an excuse of Mother's— hair-cut and neck-shave. ; Propaganda can be distinguished by the "pagan" m it.