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"You must find that hindrance in your speech rather inconvenient at times, Mr. Smith."
"Oh! n-n-no, e-everyb-body h-has his pee-pee-peculiarity. St-stammer- ing is m-m-mine. What is y-yours "?
"Well, really, Mr. Smith, I am not aware that I have any."
"D-d-do y-you -st-stir y-your tea w-with y-your r-right hand?"
"Why yes, Of course."
"W-w-well, that is y-your pee-pee- peculiarity, most p-people use a t-t- teaspoon."
"To collect the fumes of sulphur
hold a deacon ov0r the end of a test
tube." ;·-'tl 1
'lDemoc;racy is government b;/ demons."
"The process of turning steam into water is called conversation."
The Boxers were Corbett Fitz- ~.immrms, Dempsey and Tunney.
In India a man out of one cask may not marry a woman out of an- other cask.
The Pyramids are a range of mountains between France and Spain.
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A young British officer wr'ote home to his father: "Dear father. kindly send me £500 at once. Lost another leg in a stiff engagement and am in hospital without means."
The answer came back: "My dear son: As this is the third leg you have lost, according to your letters, you must be accustomed to it by now. Try to wobble along on any other3 you have left."
Miss W ales-What do we raise mostly in damp climates?
The class stared back blankly.
Miss Wales-Come, come. What do you think, Rowe?
Gordie Rowe, (thinking overtime) -Umbrellm:;.
Mr. Atkinson (trying to impress lesson): WeJI Clark, wh'at have 1
kept you in for?
Clark-Huh! You keep me in for
half an hour and then don't even know why you did it.
"I hear poor Charlie is in the hos- pital."
"How's that?"
"He put his head 1nside the thea- tre door and shouted "fire!"
"Well!" "Somebody did."
Teacher-Jack, what is a hypo- crite?
Portland- A boy who comes to school with a smile on hi.;; face.
llTHE GtEANER"