Shaun’s Patch

Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 6

Shaun’s Patch

A little nonsenw now and then It relished hr the wisest men. Hudibra*.

Australian politico have been as interesting as in the days Mr Willis was Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and started out with the idea of convincing the members with “My will is law.” Still, an occasional fracas gives the public an interest in Parliament. Unfortunately, our members are extremely lethargic. # * 4r *

The Allied Occupation troops, having finally left German soil, will have to find a new occupation. Germany will probably consider there is no longer a eoil on her soil.

If the revolution is coming, I put little value on my castles in Spain.

Builders will probably tell you that if you want to be satisfied with your lot, put a house on it.

There is realism and reolism in Talkies. * « :S ♦ ,

Immigrants always consist of the coming people.

* * * » The other day I noticed an advertisement which said CAST IRON SINKS. With that statement I am in entire agreement.

“The evil that men do lives after them.” At stating truths none Shakespeare licks ; I hear the saxophone and note Sachs died in 1846. The fruit of economic competition is often the apple of discord. * * « -KIn Jugo-Slavia the Minister 'of Social Affairs is Dr. Drinkovitch. But what's in a name ? * « £ Arguments over bridge have caused divorces. The reason for this is that it is easier to obtain a divorce than to learn to play good bridge. THE INNOCENTS. This from Cec.: • She thought Sandringham was the kind of meat served at the Royal table. * # # * EDUCATIONAL AIDS. Ccc. offers: — Give me a sentence containing the word “partook”: Ma left her umbrella behind, but Partook his. Show me the meaning of “Identify”: I’m not afraid of the accountant, but Identify the office boss. 1930 SIMILES. Cec. helps: As raucous as the crash of the cymbals at the end of each section of the NewsReel’s musical score. * * Floque: “I think the Unemployment Tax is a jolly good thing.” Ploque: “Yes, I’m under twenty, too!” * * S: « * li- s: » A STUDY OF ENGLISH. Now that the examinations are over I quote this from a Boston newspaper:— If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Then why shouldn’t booth in the plural be becth ? If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen ? You may find a lone mouse or a whole nest of mice, But more than one house is most surely not hice. A cow in the plural is properly kine, But a bow if repeated is never called bine. Then one may be that and two would be those, Yet-hat in the plural would never be hose. We speak of a brother and also of brethren, But though we say mother we never say methren. The masculine pronouns are he, his, and him, But imagine a feminine she, shis and shim 1 So the English, I fancy you all will agree, Is the funniest language you ever did see.