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... face ; humor is slow and shy , insinuating its fun into your heart , " says E. P. Whipple . " Wit is intellectual , humor is emotional ; wit is perception of resemblance , humor of contrastof contrast between ideal and fact , theory ...
... face ; humor is slow and shy , insinuating its fun into your heart , " says E. P. Whipple . " Wit is intellectual , humor is emotional ; wit is perception of resemblance , humor of contrastof contrast between ideal and fact , theory ...
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The humorist who can tell a story with a straight face adds to the humorous effect . A word might be said to those who plan the program . In the number of speakers it is better to err in having too few than too many .
The humorist who can tell a story with a straight face adds to the humorous effect . A word might be said to those who plan the program . In the number of speakers it is better to err in having too few than too many .
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A whale of an ambition . Some day he hoped to gratify it . The woman rested her elbows on the table and propped her face in her long , sad hands , and glowed into Mr. Herford's eyes . about it . " " Oh , Mr. TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 19.
A whale of an ambition . Some day he hoped to gratify it . The woman rested her elbows on the table and propped her face in her long , sad hands , and glowed into Mr. Herford's eyes . about it . " " Oh , Mr. TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 19.
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He's got a gumboil on one side of his face and he has been stung by a wasp on the other . " APPLAUSE A certain theatrical troupe , after a dreary and unsuccessful tour , finally arrived in a small New Jersey town .
He's got a gumboil on one side of his face and he has been stung by a wasp on the other . " APPLAUSE A certain theatrical troupe , after a dreary and unsuccessful tour , finally arrived in a small New Jersey town .
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His face was wry and his lips seemed to move only with the greatest effort . " What are you eating ? " demanded the colonel . " Persimmons , sir . " " Good Heavens ! Haven't you got any eat persimmons at this time of the year ? very ...
His face was wry and his lips seemed to move only with the greatest effort . " What are you eating ? " demanded the colonel . " Persimmons , sir . " " Good Heavens ! Haven't you got any eat persimmons at this time of the year ? very ...
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