Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-09
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Bebopper had been acting
peculiarly for quite a spell
and his wife went to see the
family doctor. Doctor" said
she, Herman has been eating
cigarette butts and washing
them down with onion juice!"
Madam" said the doctor,
1T appears that your husband
is a crazy man-craZy."
Yes" replied wiley, Il
know that but what / want to
know is what's WRONG with
him?"
TASTE
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Bacchus of BuZZard's Glory,
says that an old fashioned girl
nowadays is one who can't
stand Martins!
To which statement, Big
Nancy, Heywood's light of
love, was heard to state,
Yeah, and from the looks of
Haywood you'd be inclined to
think that he wants more out
of this life than there is in it,"
WELL7
Best advice we've heard
lately is that if you are work.
ing at a job you don't like
quit worrying. There'n be
somebody along who will take
it away from you!
DOUGH
Everybody keeps talking
about hidden taxes. We wish
somebody would hide ours.
Hidden taxes-humph!
Jo5LEss JAKE
For want of a better name
We'll name the hero of this
little story "Jobless Jake"
Jake was Dragging to friend
about the fine position he had.
Why" Jake said, They pay
me time -and-a-half, double
time on Saturdays and triple
time on Sundays. Get
months vacation with pay and
free life insurance. The COM
pany pays all the hospitaliza-
ton and sick benefits. And be-
sides all that we are eligible
for pension at 44."
Then" asked the friend,
'how come you are looking
for another job?"
"Oh, the company Went
bankrupt" said Jake.
INDENTiFIcATioN
You can always tell a car
from California; has a Pc
destrian on the front bumper.
HUME
Just remember that a sound
argument is one which takes
the minimum of sound. And II
used to be that a man VINO
saved his money was a miser
now he's genius.
OLD
An antique is an expensive
piece of furniture on which
YOU pay the cost of the labor
if il had been made today.
CAREER
Willie started to work
sweeping the stock room floor
and through successive promo
tions over a two year period
became vice-president of the
firm. One day the big boss
called him in and said,
"Smithers, you have done
fine job. At the end of the
year, I'm making you presi-
dent of the firm. What do you
think of that ?"
Willie scratched his noggin
and said, "Well, gee, thanks!"
Young man, I have just
made you president of the
firm! Is that all you have to
say?"
well" said Willie, thought
fully, thanks lot-DAD"
ADVERTISING
Build a better mousetrap
and the world will beat a path
to your door" SO goes the say
ing. Well a man did build a
better mousetrap and sat back
waiting for the world to beat
path to his door. Nobody
came. Not a soul.
Asking questions turned up
many reasons why the people
were staying away in droves-
rat poison was Delng solo py
the druggist, who never men,
toned the trap. other people
had cats and some even said
that they didn't want to
bother.
But he was resourceful. He
built his own path, took some
ads in the local paper and told
the world of his discovery.
Last time we heard of him he
was enjoying his biggest year.
LAST WORD
Bring up your child in the
way you want him to go and
4ta fs,4c4 thing xz0li knOW---np'g