The Archive · 1941

In Parenthesis Name, Please!

Parent (n waiting room of doctor's office): How do you do?

Second Patient: So, so. Im aching from neuritis.

First Patient: Glad to meet you. I'm Mendlebaum from Chicago.

Can't Elope "Thk old maid planned a runaway marriage, but nothing came of it."

"She's a lemon."

"No, she isn't. She's a antelope."

Lawyer: On what grounds do you want to divorce your husband?

Client: He hit me and closed one of my eyes. Is that enough?

Lawyer: Certainly. It's an open and shut case.

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