Man: As I have no money I have come to this court prepared to take a holiday.
Defendant: I though it only tactful to point out to the constable that I thought he was silly, in case he thought I was silly.
Solicitor; Was the note your wife left you lying near the bill of the debt she had incurred?
Man: Worse than that, she had actually wri ten her note on the back of the bill.
Motorist: I was positive I had not inconvenienced anyone on the crossing, but when a pedestrian shakes his fist at you it certainly makes you wonder.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.