Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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Fell rl a pair of lips that wouldn't fit ? Head of the House Qin angry tonesj : Who told you to put that paper on the wall ? Decorator: Your wife, sir. Pretty, isn't it ? Blinks: How would the fools get killed if they abolished all the grade crossings? J inks: Oh, they'd get in the garage, shut the doors and start the en- gine running. Eloping wife Csobbingj : 'I-Ive j -j ust had a t-t-telegram from my hus- band. Her lover fanxiouslyl : He doesn't want you to go back, does he ? N-no. All he wants to know is where I-I left left his clean pair of socks, the b-brute I Ode to my room mate: Four bits. That famous soprano you had at your dinner party last night sang like a bird. Like a bird is right! I was conscious of her bill the entire evening. Considerable excitement was caused among the guests at a wedding ceremony in a Havre church recently when the lady refused to marry the bridegroom. Such painful scenes might easily be avoided if the bridegroom arranged to keep one or two ladies in reserve. Debby: Last week he sent me a box of candy with a card reading: Sweets to the Sweet. Sarah: That was a ipretty sentiment. Debby: Yes, but this week he sent me an ivory hair brush. Horace: Is May the kind of a girl that gives you any encourage- ment ? Sally: Judge for yourself. The last time I called on her she kept wondering what it would feel like to have whiskers on her face. Sailor fwith parrotjz lCan'e talk! Lumme, lady, when'e sings 'The Village Blacksmithj the sparks fly out of 'is bloomin' tail ! Hard-hearted: I am through with all this. To-morrow we separate. Wife: Oh, Reggie, give me one more chance, and I'll promise never to put poison in your coffee again. Page one hundrzd

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I Surbuban Resident: It's simply fine to Wake up in the morning and hear the leaves Whispering outside your window. City Man: It's all right to hear the leaves whisper, but I never could stand hearing the grass moWn. Jay: How did you like Ashes of Vengeance? Jin: If you are referring to that cigar you gave me, it was sure Well named. Ritchie: Let's sit out this dance. I have a game knee. Kate: s'Well, er-just how game ? Percy Kight Con lion hunting expeditionj: Hey Mr. Brainstorm, a. lion just fell in the pit. What shall I do ? Head of the expedition: Do? Why jump down there and cut its throat. Bobby Holland: May I hold your hand ? Eva Abramson: Of course not! This isn't Palm Sunday. Bobby: Well, it isn't Independence Day either. Paul Thomas: What can I do to keep my hair from falling Y J effie Baker: Catch it. Bobby Holland says: If you have ingrown toe nails use a claw ham- mer. The novice at trout fishing had hooked a very small trout, and had wound it in until it was jammed against the rod. Harold Kight: What do I do now ? Instructor: Climb up the rod and stab it. Laugh and the world laughs with you, Snore and you sleep alone. Souse No. 1: Les go see The Covered Wagon. ' Souse No. 2: Can't. We're broke. Souse No. 1: That's alright. I know the driver. Ritchie: How much do you weigh ? Lola Hardegan: Oh, not enough to spoil the crease in your trousers. We once knew a professor who was so absent minded that one night when it came time to retire he pulled down his trousers and laid the window shade on the chair. Gladys Gross: Yes, nature is certainly wonderful. Did you ever see Page ninety-nine

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fel W1 Have you read the 'Wrath to Come ?' Yes, I just got a note from my wife. Eugene: Three thousand, four hundred and two elephants were need- ed last year to make billiard balls. Enid: Isn't it marvelous that such large animals can be taught to do such delicate work ? I say, old man, what's the matter? Been in a wreck ? Naw. Had a date with a doctor's wife and forgot to take along an ap- ple. Say, Bo, what kinda licker Was dat you was drinkin' last nite? Ah saw you layin' in da gutter. Dat was what dey calls chicken licker-two drinks an' you don't care Where you lays. How do you know he is in love? . What else would make a man absent minded enough to put his dirty shirt to bed and then jump down the clothes chute ? Engagements, like wine, are usually the result of much squeezing. Cheap skates never cut much ice. Sally Sullivan: Pardon me, but do you serve hard boiled eggs ? Waitress: Sure thing, old dear, as long as they behave themselves. H John Crist said that he would like to shoot the duck that Wrote What- 'll I do ? The fellow that used to cheat in solitaire is still cheating. He's black- ing the squares in the cross word puzzle that he can't fill out. Lot's wife turned to salt, but ours usually gets peppery. Wife: John, the doctor told me I must have a change of air. Radio Bug: Good, I'll see if I can get Havana to-night. Enid: I saw something last night I'll never get over. Morris: What was that ? Enid: The moon. America-The land of the bob and the home of the wave. Norman Jenkins: Give me a comb Without pyorrheaf' Clerk: Whadda you mean ? Norman: One of those Whose teeth Won't fall out. . Page one hundred one