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Show OSmileAujhilf Near Casualty A bricklayer working on top of a high building carelessly dropped a brick which landed on the head of his colored helper below. "You-all bettah be careful up dere," the helper shouted up. "You done made me bite mah tongue." Teacher to Pupil I've taught you everything I know and still you don't know anything. Another Charge Young Thing Do you charge batteries here? Service Station Man Sure, lady.. Young Thing Then put in a new one and charge it to dad. Prophetic Vision "Yes, he comes of a very prophetic pro-phetic family. His father, for example, ex-ample, knew four months beforehand before-hand the day that he would die." "Remarkable. How did he know?" "The judge told him." A Diplomat At a reception in Washington a young man was asked by a widow to guess her age. "You must have some idea," she said, as he hesitated. hesi-tated. "I have several ideas," he admitted. ad-mitted. "The trouble is that I hesitate whether to make it ten years younger on account of your looks, or ten years older on account ac-count of your intelligence." Unafraid "How about a little kiss, girlie? "No, I have scruples" "Well, that's all right; I've been vaccinated." vac-cinated." Above That Friend You're getting corpulent. corpu-lent. Soldier Corpulent, huh! I'm a lieutenant already. Obliging Judge (to plaintiff in compensation claimj Now show the court the effects of the accident upon you. The plaintiff got up and painfully hobbled across the floor. Judge And now, to show the court the awful result of that accident, show us how you used to move before the accident. Plaintiff thereupon took a hop, skip, and jump across the courtroom. Squaring Himself Teacher (to class) Now, children, chil-dren, I want you all to draw a ring. Tommy drew a square. Teacher Tommy, I told you to draw a ring, and you have drawn a square. Why? Tommy Mine's a boxing ring. |