The Archive · 1939

Sporting Chatter

Tommy Farr is blossoming out as a song-writer, says 9 head line. Too bad that the title Saw Stars" has already been used, Expensive Weve never seen upon the screen King Richard Coeur de Lion, The reason is—a name like his Would cost too much in neon, Rented Tone was an old lady of Trentham Who sat on her false teeth and bent em, When asked what shed Tost And how much they'd cost, She replied, "T don't know=T just rent em." wid have more patience with, your ing' clergyman, "he 18 replied the careworn house-wife, the has two quarts 0° ale in him noo."

Make It White "Waine" got the nomic of being very greedy. One day when a tourist offered him fourpence for handing his luggage, the, old fellow said, 'Och. anak" it white, sie; mak' it_ white:

"Certainly," replied the traveller, taking back the coppers and handing out a three-penny bit took in she said, "that you are 1 make no dis~ tinctions between the sexes, Even the Gas Tue hotel was among the worst in the coun try. As the two visitors retired to their bed Foam one sniffed suspiciously. "Wel," he said, "It that's not the limit! There's as escaping!"

"can yon" blame it" replied his friend Fait Accompli "1 went to call on your yesterday, but found the gate Jocked."

wasn't locked—it just. sticks."

Then why not get a Workman to do something?"

"Thave. This morning 1 got a painter to put up a notice: "Push hard, This gate sticks."

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