Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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Page 54
... married in the land of Nod , after he killed Abel . But the Bible mentions only Adam and Eve as being on earth at that time . Who , then , did Cain marry ? y ? " The colored preacher snorted with unfeigned contempt . " Huh ! " he said ...
... married in the land of Nod , after he killed Abel . But the Bible mentions only Adam and Eve as being on earth at that time . Who , then , did Cain marry ? y ? " The colored preacher snorted with unfeigned contempt . " Huh ! " he said ...
Page 55
... married three wives at a time : When asked , " Why a third ? " He replied , " One's absurd ! And bigamy , sir , is a crime . " BILLS The proverb , " Where there's a will there's a way " is now revised to " When there's a bill we're away ...
... married three wives at a time : When asked , " Why a third ? " He replied , " One's absurd ! And bigamy , sir , is a crime . " BILLS The proverb , " Where there's a will there's a way " is now revised to " When there's a bill we're away ...
Page 59
... married couples out to the barn to milk the cows , and the milk is brought back by their grandchildren . " BONANZAS A certain Congressman had disastrous experience in gold- mine speculations . One day a number of colleagues were dis ...
... married couples out to the barn to milk the cows , and the milk is brought back by their grandchildren . " BONANZAS A certain Congressman had disastrous experience in gold- mine speculations . One day a number of colleagues were dis ...
Page 84
... marriage . Said one neighbor : " She does a lot of funny things . What do you suppose I heard her say to that boy of hers this after- noon ? " " " I dunno . What was it ? " " Well , you know her husband cut his finger badly yesterday ...
... marriage . Said one neighbor : " She does a lot of funny things . What do you suppose I heard her say to that boy of hers this after- noon ? " " " I dunno . What was it ? " " Well , you know her husband cut his finger badly yesterday ...
Page 88
... married , he observed , not without malice : " He has taken his punishment into his own hands . " CIRCUS A well - known theatrical manager repeats an instance of what the late W. C. Coup , of circus fame , once told him was one of the ...
... married , he observed , not without malice : " He has taken his punishment into his own hands . " CIRCUS A well - known theatrical manager repeats an instance of what the late W. C. Coup , of circus fame , once told him was one of the ...
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