Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page 27
... head . " Guess again , " he growled . " The barber from the village ? " " No. " " Maybe " -here the sentry laughed -- " maybe you're the major himself ? " " That's right . I am the major , " was the stern reply . The sentry scrambled to ...
... head . " Guess again , " he growled . " The barber from the village ? " " No. " " Maybe " -here the sentry laughed -- " maybe you're the major himself ? " " That's right . I am the major , " was the stern reply . The sentry scrambled to ...
Page 35
... heads , Become more rare as dissipation spreads , Till authors hear at length one general cry Tickle and entertain us , or we die ! -Cowper . The author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own ...
... heads , Become more rare as dissipation spreads , Till authors hear at length one general cry Tickle and entertain us , or we die ! -Cowper . The author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own ...
Page 42
... head being about as shiny as a billiard ball . One day ex - president Taft , then Secretary of War , and Con- gressman Longworth sallied into a barbershop . " Hair cut ? " asked the barber of Longworth . " Yes , " answered the ...
... head being about as shiny as a billiard ball . One day ex - president Taft , then Secretary of War , and Con- gressman Longworth sallied into a barbershop . " Hair cut ? " asked the barber of Longworth . " Yes , " answered the ...
Page 43
... head , and very politely said : " No melon , thank you . " BANKS AND BANKING During a financial panic , a German farmer went to a bank for some money . He was told that the bank was not paying out money , but was using cashier's checks ...
... head , and very politely said : " No melon , thank you . " BANKS AND BANKING During a financial panic , a German farmer went to a bank for some money . He was told that the bank was not paying out money , but was using cashier's checks ...
Page 50
... head on the lady's shoulder , looked soulfully up into her eyes . She looked fondly down upon him and after a few minutes murmured gently , " Laws , honey , ain't yo ' shamed to be so han'some ? " Little dabs of powder , Little specks ...
... head on the lady's shoulder , looked soulfully up into her eyes . She looked fondly down upon him and after a few minutes murmured gently , " Laws , honey , ain't yo ' shamed to be so han'some ? " Little dabs of powder , Little specks ...
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