Dr. C. A. Alington, former headmaster of Eton, tells a story of an uncle of his who was a brilliant cricketer, In one match, he made a sensational catch near the boundary. On returning to his place, he was gratified to hear one spectator say to another: "Catch it? Of course 'e caught it: 'e couldn't miss it; 'e's got ands like a ip bath."
Cook's Timing An Archbishop, staying at the house of some friends, was greatly impressed by the fact that each morning, before breakfast, he heard someone in the kitchen singing d hymn..On congratulating his hostess on having such religious servants, he was told: "Oh, that's the cook's hymn for boiling eggs. Three verses soft, five verses hard." told of Mascagni, the composer of Cavilleria Rusticana." One day he heard a EL street organ playing one of his melodies too slowly, so he took the handle from the man who was playing it, and quickened the time. Next day, he saw the organ again. On it was a card bearing these words: "Pupil of Mascagni."
American Howlers A TRIANGLE is a circle with three corners to it.
PU The three verdicts the jury on a criminal case may return are: 1, Guilty, 2. Not Guilty, 3. Disagreeable.
What is the capital of the Hawaiian Islands? Halleluiah!
How can banks afford to pay interest on the Money you deposit?
"They use other people's money.
Uses of the skin: l Makes your appearance more natural. 2. It doesn't show your ribs or your insides, 3. It keeps part of the wind from getting in.
Name three animals peculiar to the frigid region.
The lion, the giraffe and the elephant would be peculiar to the frigid region, but the polar bear, the seal, and the walrus live there.
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