Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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... asked what the matter was , he said that the load of hay had tipped over in the street . The preacher , a kindly man , assured the little fellow that it was nothing serious , and asked him in to dinner . " Pa wouldn't like it , " said ...
... asked what the matter was , he said that the load of hay had tipped over in the street . The preacher , a kindly man , assured the little fellow that it was nothing serious , and asked him in to dinner . " Pa wouldn't like it , " said ...
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... asked for Frederic Harrison's George Washington and other American Addresses . In a little while he brought back the book to the librarian and said : " This book does not give me what I require ; I want to find out the addresses of ...
... asked for Frederic Harrison's George Washington and other American Addresses . In a little while he brought back the book to the librarian and said : " This book does not give me what I require ; I want to find out the addresses of ...
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... asked the professor in chemistry , “ that you were summoned to the side of a patient who had accidentally swal- lowed a heavy dose of oxalic acid , what would you administer ? " The student who , studying for the ministry , took ...
... asked the professor in chemistry , “ that you were summoned to the side of a patient who had accidentally swal- lowed a heavy dose of oxalic acid , what would you administer ? " The student who , studying for the ministry , took ...
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... asked him to repeat the problem . The captain started off : ' If a fishing crew caught 500 pounds of cod and— . ' " Wait a moment , ' said Bill , ' is it codfish they caught ? ' " Yep , ' said the captain . “ Darn it all , ' said Bill ...
... asked him to repeat the problem . The captain started off : ' If a fishing crew caught 500 pounds of cod and— . ' " Wait a moment , ' said Bill , ' is it codfish they caught ? ' " Yep , ' said the captain . “ Darn it all , ' said Bill ...
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... asked the second soldier sarcastically . " None in particular , " was the response . Then , after a sul- len survey of the bit of beef he held in his hand , the amateur fighter observed : " Bill , I now fully realize what people mean ...
... asked the second soldier sarcastically . " None in particular , " was the response . Then , after a sul- len survey of the bit of beef he held in his hand , the amateur fighter observed : " Bill , I now fully realize what people mean ...
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