Fraternity-Testvériség, 1961 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1961-03-01 / 3. szám
FRATERNITY 11 LET’S SMILE The real stretch is making both ends meet. ★ ★ ★ The patient was arguing with the doctor over his big bill. “If you knew what a sacrifice I made for you”, said the doctor, “you wouldn’t be blowing your top.” “What do you mean, your sacrifice?” demanded the patient. “There never has been a case like yours”, said the doctor. “If I had let it develop into a post-mortem I would have achieved world-wide fame!” ★ ★ ★ Then there was the Texan who bought two Cadillacs and took his change in Volkswagens. ★ ★ ★ Customer: “Waiter, this coffee tastes like mud.” Waiter: “Well, sir, it was ground only this morning.” ★ ★ ★ “Johnny”, said the minister to one of his small parishioners, “every time I hear you swear, a cold chill runs down my back.” “Gee!” said Johnny. “If you had been at our house the other day when Dad caught his finger in the door, you’d have frozen to death.” ★ ★ ★ Said the visitor at the country hotel: “Boy, dash up to room 65 and see if my raincoat is hanging behind the door. Hurry, because I have a train to catch.” In a few minutes the boy returned. “Yes, sir”, he said, “it’s there like you said.” ★ ★ ★ “The boss just offered me an interest in the business”, the young clerk confided to the pretty stenographer. “He did?” she asked in surprise. “Yeah”, the young man replied reflectively. “He said if I didn’t take an interest in the business pretty soon, he’d fire me.” ★ ★ ★ They had reached a juncture in the trial when the court advised the attorney to withdraw with his client and give him the benefit of the best advice he could think of. After 15 minutes, the attorney returned to the court l’oom without his client. “Where is the prisoner at the bar?” asked the judge. “He’s skipped”, replied the lawyer. “That’s the best advice I could give him.” ★ ★ ★ The couple were stopping at a farmhouse on their vacation, and after the first night, the husband rose early and in a very bad temper. “I’ve had practically no sleep”, he complained. “Those roosters have been crowing since dawn.” “Well, darling”, murmured his wife, sweetly, “once you got up early, you crowed about it for a week.”
