HUMOR, MORE OR LESS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16545, 27 September 1924, Page 4

HUMOR, MORE OR LESS.

DID NOT TRUST THEM. Commenting on the- fact that when King George received the American lawyers in London lie held his hat in one hand, a Now Orleans paper says: “This will be accepted as evidence that His Majesty is not well acquainted with American lawyers, or he would have held his hat tightly with both hands.” # * a *> ALL THE SAME. “I say, George,” said the young business man to his friend, “where do you buy your typewriter ribbons 1 /”, “I don’t,” replied the other, without thinking; “I usually buy her flowers. ’ ’ # *< * # , I«VKTNG NO CHANCES. But we notice that even the girls who arc surest, that bobbed hair is here to stay, take home the leavings and hide them away in the bureau against the day when they may want a switch. *< * ' * * ORDER OF DEMERIT. “What did the boss say to you for being an hour late on Saturday?” “He ga vo me the D.O.M. ” “What’s that?” “Don’t come Monday.” # # * >x< TRUE ELEGANCE. “What a topping get-up!” ‘‘Do you like it?” “Oil, my dear, I simply love it. It’s just too hideously fashionable for words! ” —Bystander (London). #*« ' * TELLING ARGUMENT. “Darling,” lie cried passionately, “J will lay my fortune at your feet.” “Oh, but you haven’t, got a large fortune!” she whispered. “No; but it will look larger beside those tiny feet.” He Avon her. * # # * . A CYNICAL ORGANIST. Church notice in Canadian paper: 7.:;t) p.m. Subject: “The Beer Issue Do lined. ’ ’ Anthem—“O Taste and See.” # * * >» NO DEPRECIATION ALLOWED. Visitor— And Jioav old is your baby brother, dear? Small sister —He isn’t old at all. He’s a this year’s model. # * V # SO THEY SAY. “Look, dear,” said Tommy’s mother while they were at the zoo, “there's uu eagle. Must think, eagles are so strong they have been known to carry off a child. “That’s nothing,” said Tommy; “the stork sometimes carries three or four at a time.” * * # * BEFUDDLED BAPTISM. A man in a sadly nervous state carried his twins up to the baptismal font for the christening. “What arc the names of this little boy and girl?’’’ asked the rector. “Kidney and Steak,” said the man. “What?” ■“Their names,” corrected the wife, angrily, “arc Sidney and Kate.”