Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and QuotationsHarold Workman Williams H.W. Wilson, 1916 - 483 pages |
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... matter , Crane ? Didn't they appreciate it ? " asked one of his friends . " They didn't seem to , " laconically answered the actor . " Well , didn't they give any encouragement ? Didn't they ask you to come before the curtain ...
... matter , Crane ? Didn't they appreciate it ? " asked one of his friends . " They didn't seem to , " laconically answered the actor . " Well , didn't they give any encouragement ? Didn't they ask you to come before the curtain ...
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... matter of record that I took ' ception . ' 66 ' Well , my friend , ' said I , ' suppose we leave it to the guests . You sit down while I say my piece , and then I'll sit down and let you give a demonstration . ' The fellow agreed and I ...
... matter of record that I took ' ception . ' 66 ' Well , my friend , ' said I , ' suppose we leave it to the guests . You sit down while I say my piece , and then I'll sit down and let you give a demonstration . ' The fellow agreed and I ...
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... matter ? " The old man replied , “ Aye , lad , I have had quite an accident . " " What was that , feyther ? " " Mon , " he said , " on this journey frae bonnie Scotland I lost my luggage . " " Dear , dear , that's too bad ; ' oo did it ...
... matter ? " The old man replied , “ Aye , lad , I have had quite an accident . " " What was that , feyther ? " " Mon , " he said , " on this journey frae bonnie Scotland I lost my luggage . " " Dear , dear , that's too bad ; ' oo did it ...
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... seen approaching them . The matter being laid before him , the Oriental considered long and carefully ; then he announced in a tone of finality , " Both are worse . " " What a homely woman ! " " Sir , 50 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
... seen approaching them . The matter being laid before him , the Oriental considered long and carefully ; then he announced in a tone of finality , " Both are worse . " " What a homely woman ! " " Sir , 50 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
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... matter and the latter replied : " I thought you said room 46. I wint to that room and noticed wan of thim in a bunk . ' Are ye dead ? ' says I. ' No , ' says he , ' but I'm pretty near dead . ' " So I buried him . " Telephone girls ...
... matter and the latter replied : " I thought you said room 46. I wint to that room and noticed wan of thim in a bunk . ' Are ye dead ? ' says I. ' No , ' says he , ' but I'm pretty near dead . ' " So I buried him . " Telephone girls ...
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