AHEM!
“Is the head of the house in, sonny?” "No, sir. There’s nobody home but Dad and me.” THE WRONG TIME. A sailor called unexpectedly on his fiancee one night. He found her all dressed up in her best party frock. "That’s the’ spirit,” he told her. "No need to look gloomy.” Just then the ’phone bell rang, and the sailor answered it. "What?” he said. “Oh, yes—judging by the number of U-boats we’ve sunk, I should certainly think so.” And he hung up the receiver. "Who was that?” asked the girl. "Oh,” he said, “just a fellow who wanted to know if the coast is clear!”
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 60, Issue 4235, 24 January 1940, Page 4
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107AHEM! Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 60, Issue 4235, 24 January 1940, Page 4
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