Shaun’s Patch

Southland Times, Issue 21219, 21 October 1930, Page 8

Shaun’s Patch

A little nonsenee . now »nd then Il relished by the wl«»t men. —Hudlbret.

Kingsford Smith: The ■ whizzard of the sky. * » * * Kingsford Smith’s fiancee has been waiting fo'r him, in Australia. Well, she- can say that he displayed alacrity. # ■* * * People used to go into the highways and. by-ways to preach, but they’ll also have to go into the fly-ways. * . «• « . /* The fly-way: Promoting dud companies. G.T. remarks: My Impression of Depression necessitates Suppression of Expression. * * # * I have read that the Texas Terror who is to wrestle here is a vegetarian. This should be a guarantee against biting. * * » » G.T. also suggests as a popular song for bargain sale: “Keeping the Crowds Away.” # « « * How about: “Half-pay to Heaven.” * « « * It. seems to be high time another revolution started in China. The dust-up in Brazil seems to have been damped out. * * * t * There used to be some.talk about keeping the wolf from the door, but in these days the real problem is to'get the wolf near enough to the door to throw him out. • * * 4 $ * Sometimes when a man says “Get thee behind me, Satan,” he is in need of support.

There are always silver linings. When women use razors they cease to purloin them for sharpening pencils.

EDUCATIONAL AIDS. Give a sentence containing the word “verbena.” “I gave him a penny verbena good boy.”

I wrote a song to my fair one Sweet as lover’s sighs, Of sun, and moon and roses, too, Stars in summer skies.

I gave my song to my fair one, Soft as a summer breeze, She thought it good and so she took Half of the royalties. * * jft *

One of the joys of taking a correspondence course' in anything is that the Truant Officer cannot do anything if you miss the mail, or send in an empty envelope.

One of the best dance items I’ve heard recently is: He: May I have the last dance with you ? She: You’ve had it. * * « *

DISPUTANT.

We argue much on this and that, Carry the talk all round the hat And these could be prevented if She wasn’t quite so positive.

“What would happen, George,” said she, “If on some point we did agree.” I thought upon the query long , And then admitted: “I’d be wrong.”

NOMENCLATURE. We called her a ruin because she had fallen arches. the' INNOCENTS. She thought a rabbit punch was a drink. OWED TO SPRING.

This space was to have been occupied by a Spring Ode, but the weather conditions made me decide that it would be better to have it owed.