The Hand-book of Joking; Or, What to Say, Do, and Avoid, by Two of the Joneses |
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... person not likely to resent it , as we have known the tables turned in a manner far from pleasant . The means of carrying this joke into effect are endless ; we will point out a few . Hav- ing selected your victim , whom for the present ...
... person not likely to resent it , as we have known the tables turned in a manner far from pleasant . The means of carrying this joke into effect are endless ; we will point out a few . Hav- ing selected your victim , whom for the present ...
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... persons whose ideas are high - flown enough , and by them denominat- ed " a lark ; " but we must protest against fun being made even the smallest game of : par ex- emple , a gent of this class , not up to Blackstone as regards " the ...
... persons whose ideas are high - flown enough , and by them denominat- ed " a lark ; " but we must protest against fun being made even the smallest game of : par ex- emple , a gent of this class , not up to Blackstone as regards " the ...
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... person spoken of is an M.P .; and he might be , for there is as much dulness and vapid inanity in one house as in the other . The chief studies of the gentlemen of " the house " are , how to arrive at the greatest symmetry of boot , and ...
... person spoken of is an M.P .; and he might be , for there is as much dulness and vapid inanity in one house as in the other . The chief studies of the gentlemen of " the house " are , how to arrive at the greatest symmetry of boot , and ...
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... persons of importance , which , considered in the true light , is in itself a remarkably good joke . The time not occupied in the studies already alluded to is spent in making bets , eating lunch- eons , and what they term " watching ...
... persons of importance , which , considered in the true light , is in itself a remarkably good joke . The time not occupied in the studies already alluded to is spent in making bets , eating lunch- eons , and what they term " watching ...
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... person than one common councilman Bedford , an undertaker , ( it's a fact , ) the worthy man's object becomes so clear and apparent that we need say nothing more on the subject . Omnibus conductors if recommended to sit in a salt - box ...
... person than one common councilman Bedford , an undertaker , ( it's a fact , ) the worthy man's object becomes so clear and apparent that we need say nothing more on the subject . Omnibus conductors if recommended to sit in a salt - box ...
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