"The case is dismissed."
The taxi-driver turned at the end of the second hour and eyed his client suspiciously.
"Are you taking me by the hour or by the day?" he asked.
"By the year," responded the haggard passenger. "I'm looking for a home!"
VISITOR—"What's that new building on the hill yonder?"
FARMER—"Well, if I find a tenant for it, it's a bungalow; if I don't, it's a barn."
OWENS—"My landlord has ordered me out because I can't pay my rent."