INTERNATIONAL HUMOUR
I didn t accept Reggie the first time he proposed.” “ No. You weren’t there.” —Everybody’s Weekly, London.
He: 'I have a lot of sympathy with; the woman who is often tempted.” f She: “My sympathy is for the woman who isn’t! ” —Everybody’s Weekly, London.
“I was only punished by my father once, and that was for telling the truth.” “ Yes, and I suppose that cured you permanently.” —Vikingcn, Ofelo.
Witness: “Must I take the oath? I don’t believe in God.” Judge: “It doesn’t matter so long as you believe in jail! ” —Kasper, Stockholm.
“How could the thermometer register--38 in this weather? ” “ 19 in the dining and 19 in the draw-, ing room.” .—Buen Humor, Madrid.
“Doctor, I have a terrible fear of being buried alive.” “Calm yourself. With me attending you that would be impossible.” —Weekly Telegraph, Sheffield.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3865, 10 April 1928, Page 77
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