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Here is a question ́over which the philosophers may wrangle . Is there an Absolute in the realm of humor , or must our jokes be judged solely by the pragmatic test ? Congreve once told Colly Cibber that there were many witty speeches in ...
Here is a question ́over which the philosophers may wrangle . Is there an Absolute in the realm of humor , or must our jokes be judged solely by the pragmatic test ? Congreve once told Colly Cibber that there were many witty speeches in ...
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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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... case I should have made you Officer of the Legion . " Whereupon the old soldier immediately drew his sword and cut off his other arm . There is no particular reason to doubt this story . The only question is , how did he do it ?
... case I should have made you Officer of the Legion . " Whereupon the old soldier immediately drew his sword and cut off his other arm . There is no particular reason to doubt this story . The only question is , how did he do it ?
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Not being able arrive at a settlement of the question , they agreed , in a spirit jun , to leave it to the decision of a Chinaman who was seen ing them . The matter being laid before him , the tered long and carefully ; then he ...
Not being able arrive at a settlement of the question , they agreed , in a spirit jun , to leave it to the decision of a Chinaman who was seen ing them . The matter being laid before him , the tered long and carefully ; then he ...
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Not being able to arrive at a settlement of the question , they agreed , in a spirit of fun , to leave it to the decision of a Chinaman who was seen approaching them . The matter being laid before him , the Oriental considered long and ...
Not being able to arrive at a settlement of the question , they agreed , in a spirit of fun , to leave it to the decision of a Chinaman who was seen approaching them . The matter being laid before him , the Oriental considered long and ...
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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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