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Some Persuader
Brumbaugh—“I can’t see why Bert Kitchins married that ugly Miss Vanderpeel. Her money would not have been an inducement to me!”
Gimble—“No? Well, her father’s shotgun might have persuaded even you.”
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Too Bad
Pelican: “Did you hear about the arrest of William Jennings Bryan?”
Belican: “No, what was it all about?”
Helican: “For feeling out the women delegation to see if they were wet or dry.”