Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and QuotationsPeggy Edmund H.W. Wilson Company, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page vii
... to 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.
... to 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 ix
... course , our purely local jokes . Boston will always be a joke to Chicago , the east to the west . The city girl in the country offers a per- ennial source of amusement , as does the country man in the city . And the foreigner we have ...
... course , our purely local jokes . Boston will always be a joke to Chicago , the east to the west . The city girl in the country offers a per- ennial source of amusement , as does the country man in the city . And the foreigner we have ...
Page xiii
... the best of feeling among all and especially between speakers . And speakers should cooperate with the toastmaster and with each other to that end . The introductions of the toastmaster may , of course , contain some good - natured.
... the best of feeling among all and especially between speakers . And speakers should cooperate with the toastmaster and with each other to that end . The introductions of the toastmaster may , of course , contain some good - natured.
Page xiv
Jokes, Stories and Quotations. may , of course , contain some good - natured bantering , together with compliment , but always without sting . Those taking part may " get back " at the toastmaster , but always in a manner to leave no ...
Jokes, Stories and Quotations. may , of course , contain some good - natured bantering , together with compliment , but always without sting . Those taking part may " get back " at the toastmaster , but always in a manner to leave no ...
Page xv
... course be natural . The after - dinner speech calls for a conversational tone , not for oratory of voice or manner . Something of an air of detachment on the part of the speaker is advisable . The humorist who can tell a story with a ...
... course be natural . The after - dinner speech calls for a conversational tone , not for oratory of voice or manner . Something of an air of detachment on the part of the speaker is advisable . The humorist who can tell a story with a ...
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