The Archive · 1938

Says Mr. Peppercorn

Younc George Davis came along with an easy one for a-change.

A countryman went up to town one afternoon. He left home with £1 in his pocket and came back with During the afternoon he bought a hat at a hat shop, some flowers in the market place, and had a tooth stopped, The man's pay day is Friday and the banks are open on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.

The dentist comes every day except Saturday.

Thursday is early closing day and there's no market on Friday.

George asked us what day the man went to town.

We all spotted it must have been the Tuesday, even old Badger, al. though he was a bit worried about Thursday being early closing, as with us it's Wednesday.

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