Cholly : "Did you trip the light lantbstic toe at the assembly the other night?" Awthur : "Yawß, I twipped it on-aw-Mies De Ruts twain, ye know, and nearly dislocated my Bhouldah." Wasting a word — Editor (to reporter): " Mr Fennibs, I must caution you to avoid tautology." Reporter : " Have I used a tautological expression, sir?" "Yes, in this article you speak of terrible shoppers.' 1 Three "men and a dog were in a boat in the Thames. The boat oapsized, and the dog, instead of saving the men, sagaciously swam ashore and let them drown. This is different from the usual r an o£ dog-stories „--,
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9089, 22 May 1891, Page 4
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