"Yes," said the painter, "I had to stop and have my hair cut."
"You didn't do it on your employer's time, did you?" said the plumber.
"Sure, I did," said the painter; "It grew on his time."
POSSIBLE EMPLOYER—"H'm! so you want a job, eh? Do you ever tell lies?"
APPLICANT—"No, sir, but I kin learn."
A man named Dodgin was recently appointed foreman at the gas works, but his name was not known to all the employees. One day while on his rounds he came across two men sitting in a corner, smoking, and stopped near them.
"Who are you?" said one of the men.
"I'm Dodgin, the new foreman," he replied.