Our Funny Page

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 20, 14 May 1913, Page 72

Our Funny Page

1921 INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.

Wife: ‘•YonM better hurry mid paint your face. Sharp-tocdh. This feast at the Btroug-arin«’ tv night is a full dress affair.”

*‘l 'waited a full hour yesterday.” '’How?” *‘A?ked Green h<»\\ his l»aby is getting •n.”

Bink*: <; i hope this. Balkan war will cut out those Tin kish at rocities.” Jinks: ‘’Ditto here. 1 never smoke the blamed things."*

INCREASE!* VALUE. ‘•Let me how much for the ilogT* •‘Twenty three .shtHing*. guv’nor.” •‘But you asked mr n ponnd yesterday?’'. “Yus, but e’b goru and eaten a chicken since then.”

“Does your wife ever admit that si,a is wrong in an. argument?” “No, the nearest she ever conics to it is to say that I’m not as big a chump as l look.”

NOTHING LIKE ASKING. Boy: Father’s sent yer ladder back. *iffl ’appened to break it. and ’opes you’ll get it mended as quick as yer can, ’cause ’e wants ier borrow it again next week-

OLD KING COAL WAS A MERRY OLD SOI L.

“Willie,” said the mother sorrowfully, “every time you are naughty 1 get another gray hair.” “Gee!” said Willie; “you must have been a terror. Look at Granpa.”

“Men Are always late. I have waited here since seven o’clock for my husband to come; now it is half after eight.” “And when-were you to meet, him’” “At five o’clock.”

“i6O for that gown! Didn't you get anything off?” “All I dared.”