Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1923 - 483 pages |
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... girl in the country offers a per- ennial source of amusement , as does the country man in the city . And the foreigner we have always with us , to mix his Y's and J's , distort his H's , and play havoc with the Anglo - Saxon Th . Indeed ...
... girl in the country offers a per- ennial source of amusement , as does the country man in the city . And the foreigner we have always with us , to mix his Y's and J's , distort his H's , and play havoc with the Anglo - Saxon Th . Indeed ...
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... girl ! " THE PARSON ( about to improve the golden hour ) — “ When a man reaches your age , Mr. Dodd , he cannot , in the nature of things , expect to live very much longer , and I—— ” - THE NONAGENARIAN " I dunno , parson . my legs than ...
... girl ! " THE PARSON ( about to improve the golden hour ) — “ When a man reaches your age , Mr. Dodd , he cannot , in the nature of things , expect to live very much longer , and I—— ” - THE NONAGENARIAN " I dunno , parson . my legs than ...
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... GIRL Here's to the dearest Of all things on earth . ( Dearest precisely- And yet of full worth . ) One who lays siege to Susceptible hearts . ( Pocket - books also- That's one of her arts ! ) Drink to her , toast her , Your banner ...
... GIRL Here's to the dearest Of all things on earth . ( Dearest precisely- And yet of full worth . ) One who lays siege to Susceptible hearts . ( Pocket - books also- That's one of her arts ! ) Drink to her , toast her , Your banner ...
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... girl remarked : " Well , if he'd been my husband I should have replied , ' Alpheus , get up yourself ; I've thought of a bad word ! ' " " There is probably no hell for authors in the next world— they suffer so much from critics and ...
... girl remarked : " Well , if he'd been my husband I should have replied , ' Alpheus , get up yourself ; I've thought of a bad word ! ' " " There is probably no hell for authors in the next world— they suffer so much from critics and ...
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... and a pack of playing cards . " BALDNESS One mother who still considers Marcel waves as the most fashionable way of dressing the hair was at work on the job . Her little eight - year - old girl was crouched TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 4I.
... and a pack of playing cards . " BALDNESS One mother who still considers Marcel waves as the most fashionable way of dressing the hair was at work on the job . Her little eight - year - old girl was crouched TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 4I.
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