Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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You writing your sermon, pop? the small son of a minister asked interestedly. Yes, my boy, was the reply of the divine. How do you know what to write, pop? was the next ques- tion. . God tells me what to write, my son, the minister replied impressively. The little fellow looked doubtful. If he tells you what to write, he demanded, Why do you go back and scratch out a lot of it? 1 Miss MacFarlane: Who can tell me something about Nero? ', Bright Pupil: Is he the one in 'Nero, My God to Thee'?' Father Cgiving daughter a lecture about her beaujz Does he know who pays the light bills? Doesn't he know enough to go home sooner? Daughter: Yes, he knows enough to go but he was sick last night. Father: Don't tell me that big, husky fellow was sick. What on earth was the matter with him? Daughter: Heart trouble. Miss MacMillan: You'd better watch your step in my class- room. Aubrey: What's the matter, floor loose? Have you heard the song of the discarded bathing suit? Fm Jansen With Tears in My Sides. The General Feeling- If Adam came back to earth the only thing he'd recognize would be some of these jokes. Mr. Campbell: Why were you late? The Unfortunate: Well, sir, there are eight in our family and the alarm was only set for sevenf' Hilda: What are you going to do tonight? Betty: Pm not just sure yet. Hilda: Let's toss a coin. If itls heads we'l1 go to the base- ball game, if it's tails we'll go to the show, and if it stands on its edge, we'll go home and study. 108

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em. ...wo H f HUMCDLJR i1Jlef 'Wg Whatever trouble Adam had, No man in days of yore, Could say when Adam told a joke, I've heard that one before. f'College-bred refers to something which requires a fearful amount of dough, is seldom self-raising and usually proves to be nothing more or less than a four-year loaf. H. C. Witwer. The number of questions a girl in 4B answers in the chemistry class varies inversely as the number of times she answers the phone the night before. Mr. MacMurchy: What's the formula for water? J. Fisher: HHIJKLMNO. Mr. MacMurchy: Who told you that? Jim: You did, you said it was H to O. And then there was the college student who thought the pole vault was the Bank of Warsaw. She: I thought you were going to kiss me when you puckered up your lips just now. He: No- er-it was only a piece of grit in my mouth. She: Then for goodness sake, swallow itfyou need some. Mr. Doxsee: How was Alexander I, of Russia, killed? Student Qvaguelyjz By a bomb. Mr. Doxsee: Be a little more explicit, please. Student Cin desperationj: Well you see-er-it exploded. 107

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