Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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St. Peter (to applicant) : “Where are you from?” Applicant: “California.” St. Peter: “Come on in. but I don’t think you’ll like it.” Jimmy: “We’re going to have an awful gay time at our party next week!” Johnny: “How d’ye know?” Jimmy: “All the women that mother’s invited have said they are coming, and everyone of ’em says she hasn’t a thing to wear!” Fine Is Ric.mt Officer (to couple in parked auto) : “Don’t you see the sign. ‘Fine for parking.’ ” Donald H: ‘A cs, officer. I see it and heartily agree with it.” “How do you know he was drunk?” “He was looking in the cuckoo clock for eggs.” Plenty More Co-ed: “Stop that man; he wanted to kiss me.” Cop: “That’s all right, Miss; there’ll be another along in a minute.’ Honeymoon The bridegroom of the newly wed pair instructed the porter of the pullman into which they climbed to tell no one on any account that they were married. In spite of this warning, the entire car smiled at him and his bride the next morning when they appeared. Angered, the groom hurried to the washroom and began to take the porter to task, but the porter strickly denied having mentioned their marriage. “Deed ah didn’t. Boss, deed ah didn’t. When they all ast me wuz you married? I sc , nossir, they’s just pow’ful good friends. Anna Mary: “I’ve just come from the beauty parlor.” Constance Peirce: “You didn’t get waited on. did you?” Papa was deep in a book, when his wife called. “Dan, baby has swallowed the ink. Whatever shall I do?” “Write with a pencil,” was the reply. Ba-b -b1. b.VA'ACTr: SZE VhVAVAVAV, Page 206

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 Kenneth Strah was conversing with Anna Mary on the subject of horseback riding. “Have you ever been astride a chestnut full of mettle?” he asked. “No,” she replied, “but T have often bought a bag of them full of worms.” - ) Outside of That I’ve got a girl. Her name is Bess, Not good looking I'M confess. Arm like a blacksmith, Foot like a ham, Dumb as a mule From Alabam. Hump on her back, Has one cork leg. Warts on her neck. Big as an egg. One eye is green, 'Fhc other is blue, Her hair is false, Her teeth are too. Underslung jaw, Her mouth is numb All out of whack From chewing gum. A turned up nose. An Andy Gump chin, But a darn good girl For the shape she’s in. “H-h-h-hurry, S-S-S-Sam, h-h-h-hit that r-r-r-rivet.” “H-h-h-how h-h-h-hard sh-sh-shall I h-h-h-hit it?” “N-n-n-ncver m-m-mind. We-we’ll h-h-h-have to h-h-h-eat ag-g-gain.” Ka Page 20S