Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1962-12-01 / 12. szám
FRATERNITY 19 LET’S SMILE A man of Scottish descent was attracting considerable attention in the hotel lobby with his tales of outstanding accomplishments. “Well, now”, remarked an Englishman, at last, “suppose you tell us something you cannot do and I will undertake to do it.” “Oh, thank ye sor”, replied the Scot. “I canna pay my bill here.” ★ ★ ★ A mother sent her 5-year-old daughter to the store for some powdered sugar. To specify the grade she wanted, the mother wrote four X’s on a piece of paper and told her to give it to the grocer. When the child’s father came home, he asked her if she had helped her mother that day. “Oh, yes”, she replied brightly. “I took a note to the grocer. Mama sent him four kisses!” ★ ★ ★ There’s a pretty young secretary who never turns down a wolf asking for her telephone number. Sweetly, she whispers a number to him. When the wolf later dials it, a voice at the other end answers: “Pest Control Services.” ★ ★ ★ A motorist in the back country came upon a farmer holding a hog to an apple tree while the animal munched on the apples. “Isn’t that a slow way to feed him?” asked the motorist. “Could be”, agreed the farmer, “but shucks — what’s time to a hog.” ★ ★ ★ A neighbor informed Mrs. Brown proudly that her 5th grader had made the honor roll this month. Not to be outdone, and ignorant of the fact that the honor roll included children only from the 3rd grade through the 8th, Mrs. Brown asked her 6-year-old Marian if she, too, had made the honor roll this month. “Why, Mama”, she replied solemnly, “we have no honor in the 1st grade.” ★ ★ ★ The telephone rang in the real estate office and a soft feminine voice asked: “Do you sell maternity clothes?” Without a pause the salesman replied: “No, madam, but could we interest you in a larger house?” ★ ★ ★ A neighborhood lady had given herself a fancy new permanent. Two of her neighbors were discussing the job after she had gone home. “What do you think of it?” asked the first. “Well, to me”, said the second, “it looks like her pardon came through just as the warden pulled the switch.” ★ ★ ★ A new toothpaste just put on the market has little pieces of food in it. It’s for persons who can’t eat between brushings.
