Newty Married Husband: "Do you mind if I smoke, dear?" Do you think it will spoil the curtains?'
Wife: "You are the most considerate of husbands, always thinking of the good of the house, Of course smoke will spoil the curtains."
Husband: "Well, take them down."
Caution AN agent was trying to sell Sam Goldwyn a prominent actor. Goldwyn told the agent that he wasn't interested in established stars, that he wanted to build his own actors, "Look how I developed Jon Hall," said Goldwyn. "He's a better leading man than Robert Taylor will ever be—some day."
Proud of it 2
Sonny had just returned from his first attendance at Sunday School. He beamed proudly as he announced that the minister had spoken to him.
"Well," said his father, "what did he say to you?"
"He told me to keep quiet," replied Sonny. 8
Labour Economics Jounson was talking about his farm to a young city man staying at the village inn. "Why don't you have one pf those motor harvesting machines?" asked city man. "They do the work of six men, you know." The other, stroked his beard. "No use to me, mister. I've only got enough work for four men, so the thing would be wasting two men's time."
Faith New angle, to me, on the old yarn about the pal who was visiting the bandage-covered friend in the hospital.
"What happened?" queried the victim.
"You were drunk and you bet you could jump out the window and fly around the block," said the pal.
"Why; howled the patient, "didn't you stop me?"
"Stop you, hell—I had $10 on you!"
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