Show NEW punctuation MARK SL badly needed invention suggested by the caustic copy beader 1 I shall ls l s famous I 1 have an idea that will end send s ray name thundering down through the ages remarked tho copy reader humph I 1 replied the humorist it will be the first idea yon havo ever had you spend most of your timo destroying the good ideas of others well that may ho although yon never have any idea to destroy seeing that you get those which you have from joo millers joke book and tho old almanacs oh well lets havo your ideal to tell tho truth it was suggested to mo by you ah I 1 thought as much and yet you say dont be in too big a hurry you heard my idea what is it 1 I havo invented a punctuation mark for humor it is intended to show the reader where to laugh in olden times you know the point of the joke used to bo printed in italics nowadays there is no way to show the point and as many of the jokes such as yours have no point it ia impossible to print the point in italics now I 1 suggest that a punctuation mark be placed at the bo ginning and at the end of everything supposed to be funny so that tho reader may be prepared to laugh when he begins to read and know when he haa reached tho and is time to laugh I 1 would suggest that the mark be two little squares placed above tho line and I 1 shall call by my name what do you think of that for an ida it was suggested by your stuff as I 1 told i you but the humorist had given the cop reader a look of scorn and had vanished chicago times herald |