Fraternity-Testvériség, 1956 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1956-06-01 / 6. szám
18 FRATERNITY ANECDOTES REVERENT A quick-thinking employee came up with a new one when his foreman said: “Hey, bud, how come you’re sleeping on the job?” “Goodness gracious”, he shot back, “can’t a man close his eyes for a minute of prayer?” REASONABLE “And in conclusion, my dear students, I shall give you a demonstration of the evils of the demon, rum. I have here two glasses, one filled with water, the other with whiskey. I will now place a worm in each glass. Notice how the worm in the water squirms and vibrates with the very spark of life, while the worm in the whiskey writhes in agony, curls up and dies. Now, young man, what is the moral of this story?” Young man: “If you don’t want worms, drink whiskey.” COMMENT Sign on a butcher shop in London: “We make sausage for Queen Elizabeth H.” Sign on a rival shop across the street: “God Save the Queen!” EFFICIENCY The efficiency expert died and they were giving him a fancy funeral. Six pallbearers were carrying the casket out of the church when suddenly the lid popped open and the efficiency expert salt bolt upright and shouted, “If you’d put this thing on wheels, you could lay off four men.” LOYALTY Since little Johnnie’s personal horizon had been greatly extended by several months at kindergarten, his mother decided to inquire concerning his current loyalties. “Dear”, said she, “whom do you love the best?” The youngster pondered the query soberly and then replied, “Well, I love you best, Mommie, and Daddy next best, and my teacher the least. And in between come a lot of dogs.” AUTHORITY Voice on telephone: “Hello, Miss Jones. Johnny Smith won’t be at school today. He’s not feeling well.” Teacher: “Who is this?” Voice on phone: “What do you mean ‘who is this?’ This is my daddy.” BRIEF A reporter was told to cut his stories to bare essentials. His next story read: “Q. Johnston looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was coming down. I was. Age 52.”
