A Chinaman is the greatest curiosity in the world because he has a head and tail on the same end.
Wife—How did you get along while I was away?
Husband—I kept house for about ten days, and then I went boarding.
Wife—Boarding! Why didn’t you go on keeping house?
Husband—Couldn’t; all the dishes were dirty.
“What makes you so foolish?”
“It’s my mother’s fault.”
“Why, how is that?”