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Even the best stories lose their charm when they are dragged in by the head and shoulders , having no connection with the allotted theme . Relevance as well as brevity is the soul of wit . " Do not grow emotional or sentimental .
Even the best stories lose their charm when they are dragged in by the head and shoulders , having no connection with the allotted theme . Relevance as well as brevity is the soul of wit . " Do not grow emotional or sentimental .
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Steep the head in mash notes till it swells , Garnish with onions , tomatoes and beets , Or with eggs - from afar - in the shells . Recipe for an ingenue : A pound and three - quarters of kitten , Three ounces of flounces and sighs ...
Steep the head in mash notes till it swells , Garnish with onions , tomatoes and beets , Or with eggs - from afar - in the shells . Recipe for an ingenue : A pound and three - quarters of kitten , Three ounces of flounces and sighs ...
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... the mother of invention , looking up at a sky all criss - crossed with flying machines , and then saying , with a shake of her old head and with a contented smile : A genius who once did aspire To invent an aerial flyer , “ ' Of all ...
... the mother of invention , looking up at a sky all criss - crossed with flying machines , and then saying , with a shake of her old head and with a contented smile : A genius who once did aspire To invent an aerial flyer , “ ' Of all ...
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With that , Ninety - Two - Years shook his head at EightyYears and said , " Well , you will never live to be an old man ! " — Sarah Bache Hodge . A wise man never puts away childish things . - Sidney Dark .
With that , Ninety - Two - Years shook his head at EightyYears and said , " Well , you will never live to be an old man ! " — Sarah Bache Hodge . A wise man never puts away childish things . - Sidney Dark .
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The major shook his head . " Guess again , " he growled . " The barber from the village ? " " No. " " Maybe " -here the sentry laughed -- " maybe you're the major himself ? " " That's right . I am the major , " was the stern reply .
The major shook his head . " Guess again , " he growled . " The barber from the village ? " " No. " " Maybe " -here the sentry laughed -- " maybe you're the major himself ? " " That's right . I am the major , " was the stern reply .
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| Pealkiri | Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and Quotations |
| Editor | Harold Workman Williams |
| Compiled by | Clara Elizabeth Fanning, Harold Workman Williams, Halsey William Wilson |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | H.W. Wilson, 1916 |
| Original from | California Ülikool |
| Digitized | 11 dets. 2007 |
| Length | 483 pages |
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