Mr. Punch on the Warpath: Humours of the Army, the Navy and the Reserve Forces - Unknown

Sergeant of Signallers. "What ai's Murphy to-day? He don't seem able to take in a thing!"

Private Mulvaney. "Shall I signal to 'im, 'Will ye 'ave a drink?'?"

Army Candidate. "And I only muffed one thing in the geography paper. Couldn't for the life of me think where the Straits of Macassar were!"

Fond Father. "Oh, I say, you ought to have known that. Fancy—the Straits of Macassar!"

Army Candidate. "Well, I didn't, anyhow. By the way, where are they, dad?"