STRAW!
Army regulations allow each 7 Digger 71b. of straw, in his palliasse. Culprits, who help themselves to an extra ration of straw are often made toe the terrible invisible line in the orderly room. At a recent camp concert at Liverpool Camp (N.S.W.) a lass with rather an attractive figure was showing it aff to advantage in a Hula Hula costume. She held the lads spell-bound until one wag yelled: “Hey, you’ve got too much straw in your palliasse!” * * * ■ .“Golf is a fine safety-valve for war nerves,” claims a doctor. Yes, but what is a safety-valve for golf? ■* ❖ * “My wife threw my clothes out of the window,” a soldier on leave told a magistrate, “and then - wanted to do the same with me.” He naturally objected to following suit. - '** . * The only thing, about Herr Hitler’s alleged intention of wiping Britain off the map is that there’s : so much map. H 5 H 5 * U.S. will help to Yank us out of trouble.
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War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 June 1941, Page 16
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163STRAW! War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 June 1941, Page 16
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