The Wrong Husband

A lady boarded a crowded train and rushing up behind a bald-headed man,

kissed him on the top of his head. He turned to look at her, and in an

embarrassed and flustrated tone, she said: “I--I beg your pardon. I

thought you were my husband. Your head behind looks just like his behind.”

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The nice things of life are not always naughty, but the naughty things

are invariably nice.

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In the Garden of Eden Adam slept;

Into his arms a chicken crept.

A voice said to Adam: “This is Eve”--

And Adam replied: “I’ve got you, Steve.”

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When we hear a woman say that all men are alike we wonder how she found

it out.

* * * * *

Little drops of water,

That we used to think

Were simply made for chasers,

Are now the whole damn drink.

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Did You Ever?

A furrier was selling a coat to a woman customer. “Yes, ma’am,” he said,

“I guarantee this to be genuine skunk fur that will wear for years.”

“But suppose I get it wet in the rain?” asked the woman. “What effect

will the water have on it? What will happen to it then? Won’t it spoil?”

“Madam,” answered the furrier, “I have only one answer: Did you ever hear

of a skunk carrying an umbrella?”

* * * * *

“So you deceived your husband,” said the judge gravely.

“On the contrary, my lord, he deceived me. He said he was going out of

town and he didn’t go.”

* * * * *

He was a rather feminine young man, but he got into an argument with his

male companion. Said the other fellow:

“Do you know, a company in Cincinnati named a soap after you?”

“No, is that right?” asked the feminine youth, in a high-pitched voice,

“What is it called?”

“Fairy-soap,” was the reply.

* * * * *

A young lady on whose lap a bug had just lit, exclaimed:

“Oh, look at that funny little bug; what kind of a bug is it?”

Her Escort: “That’s a lady bug.”

Young Lady: “My but you have good eyesight!”

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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 13, October, 1920 America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy · 第 59 / 70 题