Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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CEST A RIRE A typing class was heard to say, Swing and sway the Metheral way. Heard in The Echoes Ofhce- Marilyn Munro: Things are com- ing to a fine state of affairs, I walk and my stockings run. Stu's in the hospital. Go on. Just a case of rnisunderstandingf, What do you mean? He threw his fag-end down a man-hole and stamped on it. tc May I speak to Bob? asked the boy over the telephone. I am sorry, replied his mother, but Bob can't speak to you now, he is in the middle of a plate of soup. Pop Craig: If the children are asleep will you get out the electric train? There was a young man from Rome tI've forgotten the rest of the poem. But it's something about a bomb , And if only he'd only known.,'D Lillico: Do you know the differ- ence between a bus and a taxi? Marg.: No. Lillico: Then we'll take a bus! Miss Lees: Who was Joan of Arc? D. Cutmore: Noah Arc's sister. The editor stood at the pearly gate, His face was worn and old. He meekly asked the man of fate Admission to the fold. What have you done? St. Peter asked, To seek admission here? Oh, I ran the blankety humour Page On earth one student year. The gate swung open sharply, As Peter touched the bell, Come in, he said, and take the harp, You've had enough of . . . trouble. -East York Collegiate And then there was the Scotch- man who told his wife creepy stories to make her teeth chatter so he wouldn't have to buy a rattle for the baby. Page Forty-four The new colored parson, calling for the first time on Mandy, was puzzled to hear her call the children Eenie, Meera, Mime and Henry, Why do you name him Henry? We do' wan' no Mo. Taxi driver ftalking to himself about his carl: VVhat a clutch! Voice from back seat: Mind yo11r own business!-Bomnerang. Sackville farrested for speedingl: But, Your Honour, I am from P.C.I. Judge: Ignorance is no excuse. We have in our school a teacher, whose hair Has grown woefully scarce, but of that he takes care, By combing a lock from one ear to the other, Making each puny hair lie next to its brother, And thus he may venture forth, looking quite bold, While he manages also to keep out the cold. The government of England is a limited mockery. Henry VVadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, while his parents were travelling on the con- tinent, he made many fast friends: among the fastest were Alice and Phoebe Cary. King Alfred conquered the Dames. Lancelot arrived at a castle, where he asked if he could be put up with for the night. VVhen a girl stoops to conquer, it only means she's reducing. 4 R A crpopn The lilediterranean and the Red Sea are connected by the Sewage Canal. Doctor's Wife, suspiciously: John! He: Yes, dear? She: Who is this Violet Ray you are always talking about? Girl to McKnight as Lindsay comes into view, Pleasant place we're coming to, wasn't it, whew! A.G. Every time I kiss you it makes me a better man. B.C. Well, you don't have to try to get to Heaven all in one night. You see a pretty girl walking down the street: she is of course feminine. If she is singular you are nominative. You walk across to her and become dative. If she is not objective, you are soon plural. You walk home with her and her mother becomes accusa- tive. Then you enter and sit down and her little brother is a definite article. Next talk of the future and she changes the subject to the past. You kiss her and her father becomes present. Things are tense and you find yourself a past participle. ima ,-fxx lit HAWK' ff fi. NDAWM fi 'f fliff lla, ' 1 ' ,Q ,msvwe ,aa i .. X w-x W 3 . T i gig, M- , I. 9 MT N 29145 ,sooo :e.c.. so eff.. moo eo- l Ssvam -ITAOUSQND YEARS 5

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I 9 ' 1- Q Q if . x hr tl I I A ' .. . I , 1 N 1 v li I 4 l n V! ffl The Fountain of Wit L. to R. Metheral, Betty MacBrien, Bunnell, Allen, Dinsdale The wind was rough And cold and blough, She kept her hands within her mough. It chilled her through, Her nose grew blough, And still the squall the faster Hough. And yet, although There was no snough. It made her cough- Pray, do not scough-- She coughed until her hat blough ough. The three highest mountains in Scotland are Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond and Ben Jonson. Imports are ports far inland. Antony and Bismarck are the names of two metals. Won't you have a fork? No, thanks, I never use forks: they leak so bad that they ain't no Visiting businessman: What do you do with all these pictures you draw? Diplock: Why, I sell them! Businessman: What! Name your terms! I've been looking for a sales- man like you for years. An oboe is an American tramp who plays in a C.B.C. Dance Band. Teacher: Willie, why are you late for school? Willie: I slept in. I dreamt I was going to America. Teacher: Very well. Johnny, what's your excuse? Johnny: I dreamt I was seeing him off. Jean Ketcheson: I didn't feel a bit sorry for him. He had no business tryin' to pass me when I was busy powderin' my nose an' couldn't tell which way the car would wobble. Un gros monsieur dont la tete s'apparentait de tres pres at celle d'un pore, entre chez un boucher. Je voudrais une tete de porc, dit-ill. Donnez m'en une comme celle at laquelle je suis habitue. Le gerant acquiesce at aussitot et dit a l'un des commis: Henri, tu vois cette tete de pore accrochee la? Eh b'en, enleves-lui la cervelle avant de la servir at monsieur. Hitler is crying for the moon, we read. The poor fellow is probably only anxious to liberate it.-Punch. I-Iereis where I bolt my food, said Mamma, as she locked the refrigera- tor door. Heard in The Echoes OHlce: M. Hooper: QBustling around use. Echoes' Oilicel Where's my dummy? l 'i fterm used in journalisml. Sheep IS mutton covered with Wool. B. Carley: Dippy isn,t here yet. .fianfgy vw . f fl, f If f - - K S ! A- V Bignnidriuf 7 X X ' ' Q3 g 3 ' i ii-aairai - ' ,M K - , - 1- .. 4 ' A qfflgtlf. .' ' X91-ff, !l or I 42 iii? EQ L fl-fg-, M S . .Q f U H- 5 Elie , ygnaq. 1909 A.-n. IQH-I A-D. 7..Qoo A-D. I l -L OF' -me: Gen-soot. Bus. Why Be In A Trance At The Dance? You too can be the life of the party! You too can be a Collegiate Cas- anova! Do you find conversation lagging as the orchestra shifts into I Hear a Rhapsody frecorded by Al Donahue?l Fifteen minutes a day will cure those ballroom blues. Fifteen minutes with our Concise Ready Re- ference Manual of Gymnasium Floor Technique fPschuffer and Schickel- gruber, 321 . And here are some of the gems from that rich store of conversa- tional teclmiques: Lesson I. The Approach.VVhen some- one prances out on to the floor shout- ing, Ladies on the inside, Gentlemen out , you will know a Paul Jones is in the offing. Now's your chance. Get off that stagnant stag-line. Sometimes the system ends with a bad mismatch, such as the overgrown-Venus and the under-nourished Hercules. Don't let that discourage you. Bow your way out and try again. But suppose you see Her on the arm of another? That's easy. Duck behind the piano and turn up Page 57 fCutting Inj. First there is the Sidling Negotiation. fully ex- plained with two diagrams. This is the subtle approach. You waltz solo couple and whirl around up to the with them in a triangle while gently dislodging the cuttee. Then give him a shove off with your elbow and there you are. If his size permits, you can try the Dramatic Approach. Flatfoot it straight through and over the crowd and shake the monopolist by the scuff of the neck. That'll larn him. Lesson II. Brealfing the Ice. VVhy act like a preserved fish in that tuxedo? lVhy be no more conversa- tional than a clam? fAnd don't say you can discuss the music.l Gnly Gracie Niners do that. Quick now: open up the Dancers' Friend at Page 63 fbehind her back, of coursel and study up the Sartorial System. Here you go: He: Lovely dance. isn't it? You're wearing a diviize middy tonight . She: Oh, it's just an old rag, really . And if you get into a discussion on middies that'll keep you going all night. A smart girl will bring the con- versation around to food even if she can't cook. That is. she should say: Don't the decorations remind you of whipped cream? QNOT I won- der what they're going to give us to eat?',l CContinued on Page 68, Page F 01-ty-five