OCR Text |
Show By Roger Bolen FUNNY BUSINESS . - UV'LABNER TellMe Why Aa Why Don’t Ladies Get Beards? By A. LEOKUM Vein four Tell Me Why" books, (1,500 questions answered. Hlustrated). Send your questions, n age, address to TELL ME WHY?” care of this paper Include Zip Code. In caseof duplicate questions uthor will decide the er. Today's winner is: MARY 41.0, P.O. Box 483, Mechanicville SALE!SALE! | 500) OOC 500,000ITEMS ; f SHORT RIBS re ae eo) 2 this adult hair By Dick Brooks sex glands. The n such a way e body hair are By Frank Hill A oA the grov P ‘he beard and body hair is inhibited So women don’t have beards because various glands and hormones in their bodies deliberately act to prevent this growth To explain why this is so, and why s glands and nones act to promote growth of beards, we probably have to go back to the early historyof man. At one time, the function of the beard was probably to makeit easyto tell men and women apart at a distance. It also probably served to give the male an appearance of power and dignity, and so make him moreattractive to the female. Nature was helping man to attraet the opposite sex, just as | I CAN'TIMAGINE OH, THE saINTs WHAT'S BECOME } HAVE MERCY ON US!) OF HIM ! os NGER SAYS DEKE HAS DISAPPEARED! WE'VE GOT i SEARCH De HOUSE _/ " Y BASEMENT ! \ SAINTS TAKE HE'S GONE! | PITYON HIM !| ONat— FROM TOP she dos with other creatures. Mammals havehair on their bodies for a variety of reasons. For some it conserves the heat of the body, for others it protects them from direct sunlight, for some it serves as organs of touch, and so on. FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1, When was beef the highest? 2. What pen is never dipped in ink” 3. Why is a bankerlike a baker? ANSWERS 1. When the cowjumped over the moon 2. Pig pen. 3. They both handle dough PRICILLA’S POP I { THIS POOR LITTLE \, GUY IS AILING MOM WERE GOING TO! es re EEEEEEK/ PRISCILLA, GET = HIM coleOF THE PUZZLE BOX To think A tree A fastener Thereis a certain word that means to RL Bucs BUNNY era By Heimdahl & Stoffel y 1S IT WORK eT? , \ think. Take away thefirst letter and it FROM THE LOOKS OF meansa certain tree. Now take away the last letter and it means a fastener What is the word? See tomorrow's ALL THOSE PATIENTS OUT THERE, YOU'RE OING TO MISS Eeee answer to yesterday's Puzzle Box SOUR GOLF GAME Stella Win a “Tell Mc Why" book. (Hundreds of questions answered. Illustrated). Send your riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY!” Include Zip. This Day In History By United Press International Tuesday, with I GOT THATy THAT MAY NOT BE MPRESSION EASY! I HEAR THAT D TOLD HER | NEW YORK IS E A | SWARMING WITH CONVENTION DELEGATES! MAY 1 OFFER MY HOSPITALITY | IN EXCHANGE FOR YOURS THAT | I HAVE ENJOYED ALL THESE Oct f By Saunders & Overgard THE TRIP WiLL life AND L WANT MY 7) DO HERA WORLD | FELLOW LEGISLATORS To OF Goor!MEET My FUTURE ALLEY OOP GENTLEMEN WANT YOu % MEET MY UNC Bot I BETTER (SIT DOWN SON | | | |