BED-TIME CRACKERS.
Why is a newspaper like an army?—■ Because it has leaders, columns, and reviews.
Why don't horses wear hats?—Because it would give them a hostile appearance.
When may a man be said to imbibe music?—When he has a piano-for-tea (pianoforte).
What animal has the most brains? — I 3 hog; because he has got a hogshead full of them.
Why is a woman living up two pair of stairs like a goddess?—Because she is a second Flora (floorer).
Why is cold weather productive of benevolence? —'Because it makes people put their hands in their poekets. Why can an Irish servant answer two questions in the same words ? —When you asked her, “Biddy, what is it o’clock?” and “Where’s the cold mutton ?” and she replied, “Sure, sir, it’s eight” (ate).
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1926, Page 21
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130BED-TIME CRACKERS. Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1926, Page 21
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