Misunderstood "T SHALL require you to have a bath before you retire," said the host.
The evacuee looked rather surprised. "But I won't retire for another twenty years," he said. eae Positional Tue busybody, after watching a young cowman milking, said:
"A sturdy young man like you—you ought to be at the front."
"Nonsense, lady," he replied, "a cow ain't got no milk that end."
Not so Stiff Tur air-ráid warning had sounded in the village and among those maxing tracks for the shelter was the local undertaker, Seeing one old woman finding it difficult to keep up with the rest, he shouted back: "Come on, granny, you're getting awful stiff.'
"Aye," came the reply, "but I'm no' just stiff enough for you yet."
Keeping Up Appearances A LITTLE boy evacues care downstairs one morning with his hands in his pockets, and started talking to his hostess.
"Don't you know," said she to him, "that it is very rude for a little boy to talk to a lady with his hands in hís pockets?"
"Well" he said, "it would be a jolly sight ruder it I didn't, "cob I aint got no braces on."
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