The Archive · 1940

Banks Have Ears

ON opposite banks of the Rhine, a German and a Frenchman were fishing.

The Frenchman soon filled his basket, but the German caught nothing, "Not even the fish dare open their mouths on your side," said the Frenchman, Old, Tried Remedy A Sartor at home on short leave decided to consult a doctor about a sore throat that was troubling him.

After an inspection, the doctor said: had better try "What, agai torpedoed three times."

Anna-tempt Jummy, a little evacuee, had been told in to use the words "analyze" and "ana-in a sentence.

This was his effort:

My Anna lyle over the ocean, My Anna lyle over the sea, My Anna lyle over the ocean, Oh, bring back my anatomy.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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