Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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... will remain unshaken : women have no sense of humor , and an Englishman cannot see a joke ! And the ability to " see a joke " is the infal- lible American test of the sense of humor . But taking the matter seriously , how would one define.
... will remain unshaken : women have no sense of humor , and an Englishman cannot see a joke ! And the ability to " see a joke " is the infal- lible American test of the sense of humor . But taking the matter seriously , how would one define.
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Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Harold Workman Williams. But taking the matter seriously , how would one define humor ? When in doubt , consult the dictionary , is , as always , an excellent motto , and , following it , we find that our ...
Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Harold Workman Williams. But taking the matter seriously , how would one define humor ? When in doubt , consult the dictionary , is , as always , an excellent motto , and , following it , we find that our ...
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... matter everyone taking part , should be carefully prepared . It may be safely said that those who are successful after - dinner speakers have learned the need of careful forethought . A practised speaker may appear to speak ...
... matter everyone taking part , should be carefully prepared . It may be safely said that those who are successful after - dinner speakers have learned the need of careful forethought . A practised speaker may appear to speak ...
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... matter of importance . Logically he would be expected to come last , as the crowning feature . But if the occasion is a large semi - public affair a political gathering , for example - where strict etiquet does not require that all ...
... matter of importance . Logically he would be expected to come last , as the crowning feature . But if the occasion is a large semi - public affair a political gathering , for example - where strict etiquet does not require that all ...
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... matter there ? " came a voice from the construc- tion shanty . " Queek !. Bringa da shov ' ! Bringa da peek ! Giovanni's stuck in da mud . " " How far in ? " " Up to hees knees . " " Oh , let him walk out . " " No , no ! He no canna ...
... matter there ? " came a voice from the construc- tion shanty . " Queek !. Bringa da shov ' ! Bringa da peek ! Giovanni's stuck in da mud . " " How far in ? " " Up to hees knees . " " Oh , let him walk out . " " No , no ! He no canna ...
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