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It is interesting to note in passing that the old meaning of the word still lingers in the verb " to humor . " A woman still humors her spoiled child and her cantankerous husband when she yields to their capriciousness .
It is interesting to note in passing that the old meaning of the word still lingers in the verb " to humor . " A woman still humors her spoiled child and her cantankerous husband when she yields to their capriciousness .
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Shortly after Raymond Hitchcock made his first big hit in New York , Eddie Foy , who was also playing in town , happened to be passing Daly's Theatre , and paused to look at the pictures of Hitchcock and his company that adorned the ...
Shortly after Raymond Hitchcock made his first big hit in New York , Eddie Foy , who was also playing in town , happened to be passing Daly's Theatre , and paused to look at the pictures of Hitchcock and his company that adorned the ...
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A small boy who had recently passed his fifth birthday was riding in a suburban car with his mother , when they were asked the customary question , " How old is the boy ? " After being told the correct age , which did not require a fare ...
A small boy who had recently passed his fifth birthday was riding in a suburban car with his mother , when they were asked the customary question , " How old is the boy ? " After being told the correct age , which did not require a fare ...
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In the course of the remarks that passed between the two queens , the one from the Sandwich Islands said that she had English blood in her veins . " How so ? " inquired Victoria . " My ancestors ate Captain Cook .
In the course of the remarks that passed between the two queens , the one from the Sandwich Islands said that she had English blood in her veins . " How so ? " inquired Victoria . " My ancestors ate Captain Cook .
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Ten minutes passed ; but it didn't come . Twenty , thirty , and an hour - still no regiment . The aide came tearing back hatless , breathless . " My regiment ! My regiment ! Where is it ? Where is it ? " shrieked the commander .
Ten minutes passed ; but it didn't come . Twenty , thirty , and an hour - still no regiment . The aide came tearing back hatless , breathless . " My regiment ! My regiment ! Where is it ? Where is it ? " shrieked the commander .
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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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