At the Beach

“Oh, mother, may I go out to swim?”

“Oh, yes, my darling daughter,

But hang some clothes on each pretty limb,

For the po-lice insist you oughter.”


Pasture Pot Pourri

Oh, aspirin, dear aspirin, my head aches for you.

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A trip on the ocean will bring out all the good that’s in you.

* * *

In the army it was: “Gimme,” “Let me take,” and “Have you?”

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When your comprenez vous rope is cut,

When you’ve bats in your belfry that flut,

When there’s nobody home

In the top of your dome,

Then your head ain’t a head—it’s a nut.

* * *

Last night I went to see a fortune teller. She read my mind, started to blush, and slapped me right in the face.

* * *

No, Geraldine, Rex Beach is not a summer resort.

* * *

It is said that a woman ofttimes will drive a man to drink. For the land’s sake, show me one.

* * *

Superintendent—“How long did you work at your last job?”

Applicant—“Ten years.”

“What doing?”

“Ten years.”

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