"It is very strange that no one has ever been able to find Captain Kidd's treasure."
"Oh, well, Captain Kidd isn't the only man who has put his money into real estate and couldn't get it out."
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
STEVE—"That Smith guy of the Meadow Bottom Development Company has got the fastest car in this neck of the country. He makes ninety miles an hour."
HANK—"Some car! What's he want of such a speed demon?"
STEVE—"He's gotta have it when he's advertising his development as being five minutes from the station."
A house-hunter, getting off a train at a suburban station, said to a boy standing near:
"My boy, I am looking for Mr. Smith's new block of semi-detached houses. How far are they from here?"