Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1923 - 483 pages |
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Page vii
... understand the ludicrous , we must first know what the serious is . And to apprehend the serious , what better course could be followed than to contem- plate the serious — yes and ludicrous — findings of SENSE OF HUMOR vii.
... understand the ludicrous , we must first know what the serious is . And to apprehend the serious , what better course could be followed than to contem- plate the serious — yes and ludicrous — findings of SENSE OF HUMOR vii.
Page xv
... better to err in having too few than too many . Especially is this true if there is one distinguished person who is the speaker of the occasion . In such a case the number of lesser lights may well be limited to two or three . The ...
... better to err in having too few than too many . Especially is this true if there is one distinguished person who is the speaker of the occasion . In such a case the number of lesser lights may well be limited to two or three . The ...
Page 12
... better have your speech now ? " " Friend , " said one immigrant to another , " this is a grand country to settle in . They don't hang you here for murder . " " What do they do to you ? " the other immigrant asked . " They kill you ...
... better have your speech now ? " " Friend , " said one immigrant to another , " this is a grand country to settle in . They don't hang you here for murder . " " What do they do to you ? " the other immigrant asked . " They kill you ...
Page 26
... had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician , " said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day . " Finally the captain of their ship proposed the follow- ing problem which each would try to work out : 26 TOASTER'S HAND BO ...
... had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician , " said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day . " Finally the captain of their ship proposed the follow- ing problem which each would try to work out : 26 TOASTER'S HAND BO ...
Page 32
... better . The more scarce a book is at the end of four or five centuries the more money you realize from it . " AMBITIOUS AUTHOR— “ Hurray ! Five dollars for my latest story , ' The Call of the Lure ! ' " FAST FRIEND " Who from ...
... better . The more scarce a book is at the end of four or five centuries the more money you realize from it . " AMBITIOUS AUTHOR— “ Hurray ! Five dollars for my latest story , ' The Call of the Lure ! ' " FAST FRIEND " Who from ...
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