Egg Lashes Out "Tuts may be a short war or a long war. If it be a long war, we can console ourselves with the knowledge that the next war has been proportionately postponed."—Sir Henry Egg, M.P., at Wopps-on-the-Wold.
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Precocious "AnD God made the water," said the mother, telling the story of the Creation, "and called it And the dry part He called land."
said the angel child, beaming, "that's just what we call them!
Prepared "SuatL I wrap it up for you, sir?"
"Na, na," replied Sandy. "Ah'll carry it, But if ye'd just pit the broon paper inside, and obleege me with a wee bit pencil, Ah'll be pairfectly prepared for any mair B.B.C. annooncements."
Badge of Beer I see that Lady Astor has re-entered the arena of controversy with a bang, says Showman in the "Daily Herald."
And, I need hardly say, with the highest motive, She wants the Government—vulgarly speaking—to knock the bung back into the barrel, to restrict the sale of "alcoholic beverages" (what an expression), and stop treating.
She wants all who are on duty in the defence services to be protected against hospitality by the public.
Ah, Astor, Astor, Mavourneen, I shall always think of you, and your concern with our business, in connection with the best misprint of all time:—"Lady—(deleted by censor), wearing a red nose in her hat."
What a treat that would have been.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.