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Show Jt . The Biter Bit A society leader was wearing the family pearls at a garden party when a "friend" asked if they were genuine. "Of course," said the "friend," "you can always al-ways tell by biting them. Here, let me see." "Gladly," said the society leader, lead-er, "but remember you can't tell real pearls with false teeth." Well Described As Sandy walked slowly dotvn the village street two of his old friends looked on sadly. "Man, Sandy's lookin' awfu' white and thin these days," said the first. The second shook his head dolefully. "Ay, ye're richt," he replied. "He's jist like a bottle o' milk wi' shoes on!" On Wrong Trail A Negro preacher was hearing confession. In the middle of it he stopped the young sinner. "Young man," he said, "you ain't confessin' you's braggin'." A silent man often has a reputation repu-tation for knowing about ten times asmuch as he really does know. Assumed "Do you think you could learn to love me?" "Perhaps. But if I were a man, I'd hate to think I was an acquired ac-quired taste." |