“Are you very much bored, sir?” asked his neighbor.
“Yes, dreadfully,” was the answer. “And you?”
“Oh I am bored to death too.”
“How would it do, to clear out together?”
“I am sorry I can’t; I am the host.”
Proof Without Doubt
“Say, do you think we need the sun more than the moon?” asked one corner-lounger of another.
“What a foolish question,” replied the other; “of course we need the moon more; it’s light enough in daytime anyhow.”
A Question of Numbers
Professor (to a shepherd):—“A shepherd once told me that black sheep eat a great deal less than the white ones. I supposed he told me a story?”