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Getting out a year book is no picnic! If we print jokes, folks say we are silly. If we don't they say we are too serious. If we publ.ish original matter, they say we lack variety, If we pubfish th1ngs from other books. we are too lazy to write If we are rustling features we are nor attending to work in our own department, If we don't print contributions, we don't show proper appreciation If we print them, the book is filled with "junk," Like as not someone will say we borrowed this from another book We did-and we thank him! RETIRING A DILEMMA An Australian barrister tells of .1 Stern "Ernest, what are in you doing all rhos- messy bits native charged a country town of paper?' with stealing. His solicitor decided Henpecked Husband: . Making to put him in the box to give evi- a-er-a wish, my love .. dence on his own behalf. Th2 magis- Stern Wife: "Making a wish?" srrate. being doubtful if he under- Henpecked Husb;lnd-"Yes, dar- stood the nature of an oath, under- l-cr wouldn't preaurue to call took to examine him on the point. a will" "Jacky," he said, "you know what wil l happen to you if you tell a lie?" "My oath, boss," replied Jacky, "me go down below-burn long THE MELODY LiNGERS ON time," "Quite right," replied the The towering form of Jerry's wife strate, "And now you know loomed before him will happen if you tell the "Drunk again?" she queried caus- 'Yes, boss, We lose 'em case, ricall y. "Hooray, rudear." he replied, "so am I!"-Exchange. NOT ALL THERE Frosh-Only fools are positive, Lawyer: the man you Senior-Are you sure? found un dar total Frosh-c-Posirivc stranger?" -Exchange, Witness (who had been told to be careful): "No, sir, his arm and leg were gone: he was only J partial stranger." It is ~aid that the absent-minded professor once poured syrup down his back and scratched his pancakes, Selected, WITNESS SOMEWHAT HANDI- CAPPED Don't count the number of your Counsel: . Don't tell us what friends by the number of fellows you think: tell t1S what you know," who smoke your cigarettes between Witness: "Not being a lawyer. lectures, I can't talk without thinking,"