KNOWLEDGE

Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 30, 11 December 1942, Page 12

KNOWLEDGE

Some of these King’s Cross-ites mightn’t be able to tell you how many beans make five, but they certainly know that three “nines” make a beano. The taxi was a very ancient one and had taken an unconscionable time to reach its destination. As the passenger paid his fare he remarked: ‘ ‘ How do you manage when your fare is in a desperate' hurry?:” • “Ah,” said the driver, leaning towards the passenger confidentially. “1 keeps on changing me gears an’ ’onking me ’ooter. ” Walking through the woods, the artillery officer was surprised to see a number of his men climbing trees and crawling through bushes. “What’s the great idea?” he snapped. “What do you men think you are doing? ” “Well, sir,” said the sergeant, “we’ve camouflaged the gun so well we can’t find it. ”

' OBVIOUSLY The fluent preacher had given a talk on heavenly crowns and how to get them. Turning to a lad who had been listening intently, he asked, “Now, James, who shall get the biggest crown? . Said James, with the light of in telligence in his eyes, “Him that’s, got the'biggest head. ” HALF AND HALF Said the chairman of a certain society at its annual meeting: “In most kindred associations half the committee does all the work, whilst the other half does nothing. I am pleased to place on record that in the society over which T have The honour to preside it is just the reverse.”