Moberly Area Community College - Mojuco Yearbook (Moberly, MO)

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Ask for KLEIN'S Champion Bread Mi11er's Book Store and Cakes 409 West Reed St. Quality Merchandise at the right price At Your Grocer The English language is funny. Tell her that tune stands still when you gaze into her eyes, and she'll adore you, but just try telling her that her face would stop a clock. Wlizit the future has in store for you depends on what you place in store for the future! The Nav 1 sa ind what han Jened to the Normandie was a 5 y 6 a A n A n accidental may have been a mistake in spelling or pronuncia- tion . . . maybe it should have been Axisdental. , Nh If You Didnhc For Refreshments Order a and Lunches MOIUCO Get one at the Meet your friends at Moherly Candy Works Congratulations to the Mojuco office Class of 1942 U CONGRATULATIONS J SENIORS ' 9! Virden Engravers ' MONITOR -INDEX BLTILDING Meadow Gold Ice Cream Beatrice Creamery Co. Moberly, MO. Phone West Coates Phone ONE HUNDRED NINE

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Congratulations to Class of 1942 PAYNE'S PHARMACY Diamonds Watches A GEO. A. YOUNG Jeweler P 411 W, Reed Street Established 1899 Jewelry Silverware Lived there a man with soul so dead. That never turned his head and said. Hin, not bad. If you refuse me, he said, l'11 die She refused him-- Sixty years later he died. Compliments of. S. L. Poe Furniture Printing Stationery Calling Cards Underwood Typewriters Portable and Standard Company 313-315-317 West Reed St. Best CO' Phone 211 515 W. Reed St. Phone 973 Shop at Mober1y's Most Say It With Flowers But Friendly Store Say It With our-S The store where your dollar buys quality plus quantity. Mattingly Bros. Co. FLOWER SHOP 402 West Reed Phone 369 ONE I-IUND RED EIGHT

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Ioke -- The Much Misused Word CBy Elbert Stringerj From The Moberly Mirror of February 6, 1942 AUTHOR'S NOTE fThe information contained herein is not entirely factual and does not neces- sarily express the views of the author. All jokes used as examples are borrow- edg therefore, any semblance to any- thing funny is purely coincidental.J DEFINITION The New Century Dictionary defines the word joke as, Something said or done to excite laughter or amusement. Oh, how much more enjoyable life would be if this denotation was known and fully understood by all. But no, every person seems to have a decidedly dif- ferent definition of the word in mind, and each one mutilates it as much as possible, depending on his so-called sense of humor. From this hodge- podge of misinterpretations I have formed a connotation of the word joke, and it is not at all similar to its defini- tion in the dictionary. To me it means, a group of words usually spoken at an ill-timed moment by a person who ex- pects me to laugh heartily in spite of the fact that I have heard the same words innumerable times before and did not think them funny at any time. PROBABLE ORIGIN There is no known record of the first joke that was told in the history of the world, but I am certain that it was told by the first man who could speak. In support of this statement I maintain that there has never been a man who did not fancy that he had a fine sense of humor, Also, there has never been a man with a sense of humor that did not call on him to crack a joke here and there throughout his life. Yes, I can just imagine the first weak attempt made in the Garden of Eden. The dia- logue probably went something like this: Well Educated Ape: Adam, who was that lady I saw thee with last night ? Adam: That was no lady, Bimbob. That was my wife. Probably as this last bit was uttered, both parties doubled up with gales of laughter and rolled in fits of unrestrain- ed glee on the velvety grass and beau- tiful flowers. THE LOWEST TYPE There are many types of jokes, and each has a definite grade as to its mirth-making qualities and degree of intelligence. To my knowledge that sly little rogue in the field of humor, the pun, is the lowest grade that can be reached. However, as a sort of protec- tion, there is one tip off that is almost infallible when a person is about to make a pun. Invariably at the moment when he thinks of his clever little play on words, a fan-atical gleam comes into his eye. For instance, at a time when the conversation shifts to any- thing in or around Germany, Russia, or Finland, this little number is always dusted off by the first one to think of it: The person will say after properly leading up to it in some manner. One time when Hitler was visiting Stalin during the Finnish war he lost all of his money. So he says, 'Josef, if you will lend me a Finn or two to get home on, I will send you a Czech for the amount when I get back to Berlin' The speak- er will then burst into launghter and will go to no end of trouble to explain the two words which he so heavily em- phasized, Generally, if the person who is vic- timized has been exposed before, he will brace himself as securely as pos- sible as soon as he detects the tell-tale gleam of warning. His only regret will be that he didn't think of the pun first. But the novice, with his uncalloused ears, will be taken unawares. Then, as the story unfolds, a sickly grin will warp his features, and the 11-ang-dog look of a mistreated innocent will sweep over his face. This is the hard way to learn, but seldom again will he bite on so obvious a trick. THE PRACTICAL JOKE The type of joke that is only slightly above the utmost depths of the pun is the well known practical joke. Any person who will play one of these usual- ly has sort of a misshapen attitude to- ward life. There are not a tremendous lot of common practical jokes. They seem best when made up to suit, or un- suit, the occasion. One of the more popular ones that is typical of most of the others is this one. Cute little Johnny hears his old crip- pled grandmother on the second floor of their home. Searching for a good laugh he decides to remove the top step in the stairs, and he does so. The old ONE HUNDRED TEN H