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We can , if we wish , define humor in terms of what it is not . We can draw lines around it and distinguish it from its next of kin , wit . This indeed has been a favorite pastime with the jugglers of words in all ages .
We can , if we wish , define humor in terms of what it is not . We can draw lines around it and distinguish it from its next of kin , wit . This indeed has been a favorite pastime with the jugglers of words in all ages .
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It originated with the pagan custom of drinking to gods and the dead , which in Christian nations was modified , with the accompanying idea of a wish for health and happiness added . In England during the sixteenth century it was ...
It originated with the pagan custom of drinking to gods and the dead , which in Christian nations was modified , with the accompanying idea of a wish for health and happiness added . In England during the sixteenth century it was ...
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I wish that my room had a floor ; I don't so much care for a door ; But this crawling around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore . I am a great friend to public amusements ; for TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 21 .
I wish that my room had a floor ; I don't so much care for a door ; But this crawling around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore . I am a great friend to public amusements ; for TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 21 .
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Oscar Wilde , upon hearing one of Whistler's bon mots exclaimed : " Oh , Jimmy ; I wish I had said that ! " " Never mind , dear Oscar , " was the rejoinder , " you will ! ” THE AUTHOR “ Would you advise me to get out a small edition ?
Oscar Wilde , upon hearing one of Whistler's bon mots exclaimed : " Oh , Jimmy ; I wish I had said that ! " " Never mind , dear Oscar , " was the rejoinder , " you will ! ” THE AUTHOR “ Would you advise me to get out a small edition ?
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Whom do you wish to see ? " asked the careworn person who came to the door . " I want to see the boss of the house , " replied the insurance agent . " Are you the boss ? " " No , " meekly returned the man who came to the door ; " I'm ...
Whom do you wish to see ? " asked the careworn person who came to the door . " I want to see the boss of the house , " replied the insurance agent . " Are you the boss ? " " No , " meekly returned the man who came to the door ; " I'm ...
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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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