Current Humour
Coalman: “Your cellar takes twenty bags of coal, but I can only get nineteen in this time.” Maid: “Oh, dear, master was down there when you started.” —Passing Show, London.
Tom (taken unawares): “Er—hullo, Dick! Meet my sister.” Dick: “ That’s all right, old man, she used to be mine.” —Everybody’s Weekly, London.
“Do you collect enough money to live on ? ” “ Not always. Sometimes I have to draw on my private resources.” —Berlingske Tidende, Copenhagen.
Comedian: “ I’m sure you can afford to give me another ten shillings a week.” Boss: “ Don’t be ridiculous. I’m saving up to get a decent comedian.” —Everybody’s Weekly, London.
Woman Pilot: “You don’t mind flying upside down, do you ? I want to keep my permanent wave from getting wet.” " ° —Passing Show, London.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4042, 1 September 1931, Page 68
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128Current Humour Otago Witness, Issue 4042, 1 September 1931, Page 68
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