Show SAMPLES OF AMERICAN HUMOR not always subtle but exceedingly rich and fertile prof H G lord of columbia was talking in philadelphia about amer lean humor our typical humor he said Is not perhaps subtle it Is too young to be subtle but it 1 very much alive and very rich and fertile there Is a story about absent minded people that Is I 1 think a good example of american humor it runs in short passages like this A woman put her babas dirty clothes in the cradle and the baby in the wash tub she discover her mistake till the child cried when ehe pinned its left leg to the line as she hung it out to dry A man about to go tor a ride clapped the saddle on his own back he dian didn t discover his mistake till he became exhausted with trying to mount himself another man put his dog to bed and kicked himself downstairs lie discover his mistake till he be gan to yelp and the dog began to snore A doctor put a tee in a patients hand and took the medicine himself he dian didn t discover his mistake till the patient got well and be became |