The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
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l k1Uu0 SWCcb kxUInS AHbGf 8 VFIn 10 a ROllBlC8 l Convention 1 Wife: won't stand it any longer! You'v, been home late for dinner every night thit week don't intend to spend my life trying to keep things from getting cold. I'm just drudge to you, that's what am, drudge and what's more, I
 Husband (standing on chair) Mister Chairman Mir. Chairman!
 Wife (slamming table with knife): "For I what purpose does the gentleman arise? Husband: rise to a point of order!
 Four -Year-Old Son: Mommer, I want some jam on my bread. Wife (to child) Your father has the floor You will be given opportunity to state your case later. Husband: Mister Chairman! Wife: State your point of order. | Husband I wish to protest against your presentation of your complaint in the form in which you have made it. I have not been late for dinner every night this week and
 Wife (banging table again): The gentle man is out of order. a- Husband: If I am, it's due to your cook ing.
 Wife The gentleman will be seated Ten-Year-Old Son: Mother, may I in quire ,.
 Wife: For what purpose does the gentle man arise?
 Ten-Year-old Son: To point of parlia- mentary inquiry.
 Wife The gentleman will state his inquiry. Ten-Year-Old Son When do we eat? Wife: The chair has already ruled on that question.
 Husband: I am in entire accord with the previous speaker. His point is well taken. move you that we do proceed to eat without further interruption.
 Wife: All those in favor say faye" Those opposed mo" The chair is unable to deter. mine. The roll will be called. (The roll is called. All vote aye until Fred die, the ten-year-old son is reached.) | Wife: Freddie, kindly record your vote. | Freddie (who has followed the convention by radio): Al-a-bahh-mahhh casts her 2 votes for Os-car-r- Under-r-rwo-ood!
 Wife: The result of the Seth ballot is al follows: Total number of votes cast 4. Nee essary to a choice 5. Those in favor of eat ing 8; those opposed i; scattering l. Ther' being no choice the clerk will proceed witl the roll call.
 Husband Mir. Chairman!
 Wife For what purpose does the gentle man arise?
 Husband This household votes under tn unit role. There being majority in favor 0 cutting out the argument and eating now I demand that the entire vote of the dele gation be cast to that end.
 Ten-Year-Old Son (absent-mindedly) Ala bama casts twenty-four votes for Oscar-r-r Under-r-rwoo-oo-ood! Husband Choke that kid, will you?
 Wife The chairman cannot entertain mo f;on xvhau another is hefOre if
 The baby Mommer, I wanna cookie ant some milk.
 Wife: Shush Mommer1l get you a cooki and milk in a minute.
 Husband (glaripg at baby); challeng the right of that delegate to a seat in thi convention.
 Wife: On what ground?
 Husband: On the ground it kept me up al last night walking the floor and forfeited al rights to further hearing. I Wife You're a brute!
 Husband I demand that the delegation be boiled on that question.
 Ten -Year-Old Son: Al-ah-bah-mah cast it's "A votes for Oscar-r- Under-r-rwo-o-od. Husband: Slap that kid
 Wife: can't. | Husband: Why not?
 Wife: It takes a two-thirds vote.
 Wifes Mother: Mir. Chairman.
 Wife: For what purpose does the gentle mans mother-in-law arise?
 Wife's Mother: move that we throw thu gentleman out on his ear.
 Wife All those in favor say "aye:" thos' opposed no" The "ayes" seem to have it.
 Husband I demand the delegation b' boiled!
 (Cries of Throw i'm out !" etc., etc.)
 Wife The motion to throw the gentleman out is carried
 Husband I move to reconsider.
 Ten-Year-Old Son Al-ah-bah-mah casts 2 votes for Oscar-r-r Under-r-rwoo-oo -oo-ood!
 (And so on until the police cone.(