The Archive · 1938

IN PARENTHESIS

Ample Warning Morner: "Yes, dear, your father and I first met at a dance."

Boy: "Oh, that's why he's always telling me to keep away from the dance halls.

Back Seat Driver "I just bought this little volume for your wife. It's a handbook on how to drive, in 500 words."

Listen, my wife uses up a lot more words than that when she drives."

8 Precautionary "How do you always have such delicious beef?" asked one neighbour of another.

"I select a good, honest butcher and then stand by him," explained the neighbour.

"You mean you give him all your custom?"

"No. I stand by him while he's cutting off the New Prodigal Story Tur Sunday school teacher had been telling ihe story.of the prodigal son and explaining its meaning. He finished with the words, "And the son: returned, and the father was so glad that he Rilled the fatted calf in his honour," and then asked if any member of the class could tell a similar story.

One small boy stood up and announced:

brother ran aw from home, sir, and after a long time he returned."

"Yes, encouraged the teacher. "And I suppose your father killed the fatted catitor—

"Not exactly," said the lad. he half killed the prodigal son.

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