INTERNATIONAL HUMOUR
“He is very distinguished. He knowg all Paris.” “ Is he an aristocrat? ” “No; a chauffeur!” ■ —Buen Humour, Madrid.
“ Has your husband been dead long? ** “ Two days after our marriage.” “ Ah, he did not suffer much! ” —Pele Mele, Paris.
“ Why did you give the plaintiff two boxes on the ear? ” “ Because bp couldn't stand any more.'* — Die Muskete, Vienna.
Ole Sorby’s wife runs away. That evening a neighbour comes round and finds him des[k>ndently seated on the doorstep. “ I come to sympathise with you, old man 1 ” “ 1 need your sympathy ! She has coma back ! ” —Vikingen, Oslo.
“ Bertis was very absent-minded yesterday. He kissed a woman by mistake.” “ Did he think she was his wife? ” “No. She was his wife! ” —Kasper, Stockholm,
- -<Vhy didn’t you come for a walk with us into the woods?” “My doctor has forbidden me to take walking exercise! ” —Il Travaso, Romo.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3842, 1 November 1927, Page 9
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147INTERNATIONAL HUMOUR Otago Witness, Issue 3842, 1 November 1927, Page 9
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