The Archive · 1938

IN PARENTHESIS

Henry the Eighth Took a thuctheththion of maketh. He inthithted that the month Were a lathy lot of thkunkth,—E. C. Bentley. a Ww Biblical A TEACHER asked a little Scottish boy what was meant by "bearing false witness." The boy replied: "It's when naebody does naethin, an' some ither body gangs and tells o't,"

3774 Tuning "Way, what's the matter with the baby, Mary?" asked a visitor of a little girl who was trying to quiet the crying infant.

"I don't know," replied Mary, "but I expect he needs tuning."

Hardly a Rest Prisoner: "The judge sent me here for the rest of my life."

Prison Guard: "Got any complaints?"

Prisoner: "Do you call breaking rock with a hammer a rest?"

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