The 1917 pennies appear to be thinner than those of pre-War issues, and several maiden ladies have written to the authorities asking if income tax has been deducted at the source.
"WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU DOING DOWN THAT SHELL-HOLE? DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME SAY WE WERE OUT AGAINST FOUR TO ONE?"
Geordie (a trade-unionist). "AY. AA HEARD YOU; BUT AA'VE KILLED MA FOWER."
"'The Land of Promise' ... was only withdrawn from the Duke of York's in the height of its success owing to the declaration of War in 1894."—The Stage.
Is it really only twenty-three years?