The Archive · 1939

IN PARENTHESIS

Woman's Version "I PROCEEDED very carefully. I slowed down, signalled to the other traffic that I was going to stop, and continued on.' So said a woman driver at a North London police court, Monkey Brand AN evacuee girl taken in by a lady was found to be very dirty, to put it midly, She took her capably in hand, gave her a good bath, washed her hair, put her into clean clothes and then asked, "Don't you find it nice to be clean?"

The little girl thought for a minute and then said, "I don't know—I rather like a good scratch."

Too Short My brother looked quite smart in his khaki, save for the fact that his slacks were about two inches too long, So, at my suggestion, he slipped into a dress-ug gown while my wife shortened the slacks.

She took two inches off the left leg. surveyed her handwork, and then absent undediy re-sueved another two inches irom ihe same leg!

I don't know what the sergeant said. But we shall never forget what Tom said!

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