Christmas Jokes
Madge: “Did you get any'' duplicate Christinas presents?” Marjorie: "Only under the mistletoe.”
Maud: “Do you do your Christmas shopping early?” Belle: “I do. But I never buy until the last minute.”
Mabel: “Bertie didn’t say more than three words at the Christmas dance.” Madge: “Really, my dear, you shouldn’t let him kiss you so much.”
“Mary, did you make this Christmas pudding out of the cookery book?” “Yes, dear.” “I thought as much! I swear I tasted one of the covers.”
“Sonny,” said Billy’s aunt, “whom do you like best of us —father, mother, or me?” "Don’t want Io tell you,” replied Billy cautiously. “It’s too near Christmas.”
Slow Waiter: “Have you ordered anything, sir?” Disgusted Diner: “Well, I asked for Christmas pudding, but that was so long ago you’d better bring me a hot cross bun!”
Mother: “Were you good at the party?” Six-year-old: “Yes.” “You didn’t ask twice for anything at the table?” “No, I didn’t. I asked once and they didn’t hear me, so I helped myself.”
Dorothy was busily engaged in eating her Christmas dinner. One of the family, thinking she was eating too much, said: “Remember, there is a pudding coming.” “Yes, I know,” replied Dorothy seriously, “I’m saving my neck for that.”
They met under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. “Do you know,” she said, “you are the very first man to kiss me?” “Then you must have taken a correspondence course,” he answered. “You certainly don’t act like a beginner.”
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Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 19
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250Christmas Jokes Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 19
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