BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 941, 11 December 1933, Page 5

BY THE WAY.

Some Collections and Reflections. BY ONE OP THE BOYS. Fishermen’s fancies—little bite lies. Our reputations are made by what folks say of tis behind our backs. The world trusts a man who admits be likes onions. A mild flirtation is a spoon that doesn’t stir. You can run into debt, but you only crawl out. One never wins with a dentist—ht either plugs you or else it’s a draw. One reacon why girls kiss and make up is that the stuff rubs off. Some people are bright, others are merely lit up. If you want to be remembered, borrow something. The dimmer the light the greater the Scandal power. When we look at some people we feel tl.at we are cheating the Government of entertainment tax. “ Board wanted,” says an advertisement. A chance, surely, for the one which recently lost its job. Just as we are able to make both snds meet, someone moves them farther away. Now that girls have got fed-up with the slimmed figure they are getting :ed up again. The world is looking for a great statesman who will invent a lot of taxes v hich the other fellow will have ;o pay.