What game does a lady’s bustle resemble? Back-gammon.
Why does a girl lace herself so tight to go out to dinner? Because she hears much stress laid on “Grace before meat!”
Why are women’s corsets the greatest speculators in the bills of mortality? Because they contract—to kill.
A stranger comes from foreign shores,
Perchance to seek relief;
Curtail him, and you find his tail
Unworthy of belief;
Curtailed again, you recognize
An old Egyptian chief.
Alien—A lie—Ali.
From a number that’s odd cut off the head, it then will even be; its tail, I pray, next take away, your mother then you’ll see. Seven—even—Eve.
What piece of coin is double its value by deducting its half? Half-penny!
Make V. (five) less by adding to it. IV. (four).
What is the difference between a tight boot and an oak tree? One makes acorns, the other—makes corns ache.