Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and QuotationsPeggy Edmund H.W. Wilson Company, 1916 - 483 pages |
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... waiting in impatience for the speech of the evening to begin while some humble citizen made " a few introductory remarks . " In planning his speech and in getting it into finished form , the toaster will do well to remember those three ...
... waiting in impatience for the speech of the evening to begin while some humble citizen made " a few introductory remarks . " In planning his speech and in getting it into finished form , the toaster will do well to remember those three ...
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... Wait till you see the show . " - K . A. Bisbee . When William H. Crane was younger and less discreet he had a vaunting ambition to play Hamlet . So with his first profits he organized his own company and he went to an in- land western ...
... Wait till you see the show . " - K . A. Bisbee . When William H. Crane was younger and less discreet he had a vaunting ambition to play Hamlet . So with his first profits he organized his own company and he went to an in- land western ...
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... waiting for the buyer to recognize him , he finally observed : " You have a fine signature , Mr. So - and - So . " " Yes , " admitted the buyer , " I should have . One of my fore- fathers signed the Declaration of Independence . " " So ...
... waiting for the buyer to recognize him , he finally observed : " You have a fine signature , Mr. So - and - So . " " Yes , " admitted the buyer , " I should have . One of my fore- fathers signed the Declaration of Independence . " " So ...
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... Wait a moment , ' said Bill , ' is it codfish they caught ? ' " Yep , ' said the captain . " Darn it all , ' said Bill . ' No wonder I couldn't get an an- Here I've been figuring on salmon all the time . ' swer . ARMIES A new volunteer ...
... Wait a moment , ' said Bill , ' is it codfish they caught ? ' " Yep , ' said the captain . " Darn it all , ' said Bill . ' No wonder I couldn't get an an- Here I've been figuring on salmon all the time . ' swer . ARMIES A new volunteer ...
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... Wait a minute , George , " she said . " I'm afraid we will have to go down again . " " What's wrong ? " asked her husband . " I believe I have dropped one of the pearl buttons off my jacket . I think I can see it glistening on the ...
... Wait a minute , George , " she said . " I'm afraid we will have to go down again . " " What's wrong ? " asked her husband . " I believe I have dropped one of the pearl buttons off my jacket . I think I can see it glistening on the ...
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Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and Quotations Peggy Edmund,Harold Workman Williams No preview available - 2013 |
Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories and Quotations Peggy Edmund,Harold Workman Williams No preview available - 2013 |
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