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Show Handicapped. First stranger (to second stranger, who is sporting a massive walch-chiirm) walch-chiirm) What's the time, friend? Second Stranger Can't tell, just now, mister. First Stranger Can't tell me? You've got a watch, ain't you? Second Stranger Yes. I've got n watch, mister; but the blamed tiling stopped about a month ago, one noon-timt;, noon-timt;, nn' ever since I ain't been able to tell whether it's right unless I bear the twelve o'clock whistles blow-in'. blow-in'. Too Much for Him. "I was at the department store the other day when all the lights went out." said Llghlflngered Jim. "What luck !" (-buckled his pal. "What did you get?" "Kotten ! I was in 1 lie grand piano department." Menial Labor. Father was trying diplomatically to get Johnny interested in arithmetic. "Surely you want to learn percentage," percent-age," he said. "That tenches you how to figure the averages of the bnsehail teams and players." "What do I care?" retorted Johnny. "The fellers that play the game don't have to do that. They hire some cheap skate to do it for 'em." The Difference. "Politician, isn't he?" "Oh. no. he's a statesman." "Well, what's the dim-mice?" "A statesman, my dear chap, is one who is in politics because he has money. A politician is one who has money because he Is in politics." |