Congratulations
• Congratulations Gnr. Pottinger. Many Happy Returns. Sorry everything went wrong that day John! Never mind, you have at least another 50 of ’em, may they be happier! Doctor: “For your insomnia I prescribe a pint of beer every half-hour.” , Patient: “Will that put me to sleep? Doctor: “No, but it will mate you. more satisfied to stay awake.”
Out on manoeuvres t two Don R’s rounded a bend in the road and saw the staff car upside down in a ditch, the driver' just crawling out of the wreckage. Said one Don R. to the other: "You duck back and tell the Major while I stay here.” ‘‘No need to,” said the driver. "He knows. ’ ’ “What! He know’s already?” from the first Don R. "Yep,” replied the driver. "He knows all right, he’s underneath!” New teacher: "How old are you, Tommy?” ' U Tommy: "I’m just at the awkward age. Teacher: “And what do you call the awkward age?” Tommy? “I’m too old to cry and too young to swear.”
An unobstrusive little man was gazing rapturously at a huge oil paint- i | ing of a girl dressed in a few strategically placed leaves. The title of the picture was “Spring.” Suddenly the voice of his wife snapped in his ; ear, “Well, what are you waiting for? Autumn?”
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Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 19, 25 September 1942, Page 3
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218Congratulations Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 19, 25 September 1942, Page 3
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