What is that which every living being has seen, but will never see again? Yesterday.
What is that which will be yesterday, and was to-morrow? To-day.
What is better than presence of mind in a railway accident? Absence of body.
Why is traveling by the Subway dangerous? Because then you are sure to be run over by carriages and automobiles.
Why is it not flattery to tell an old lady that she is "as beautiful as an angel?" Because, if we believe what we read, the angels must be very ancient.
What is the superlative of temper? Tempest.
On what day of the year do women talk least? On the shortest day.
What sort of a musical instrument resembles a bad hotel? A vile-inn.
What is it which every one wishes for, and yet wants to get rid of as soon as it is obtained? A good appetite.
If a spider were late to dinner, what would he do? Take a fly.