Punch, Volume 221Punch Publications Limited, 1951 - English wit and humor |
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Page 46
... mean , she said sharply , " economize " ? mean that you are going to eat only half a bun for lunch ? Do you mean you are going to cut down on your staple diet of baked beans , liver sausage and potato fritters ? Are you , in fact ...
... mean , she said sharply , " economize " ? mean that you are going to eat only half a bun for lunch ? Do you mean you are going to cut down on your staple diet of baked beans , liver sausage and potato fritters ? Are you , in fact ...
Page 116
... mean pleasantly . There was no hint of sarcasm or pique , even though I'd been waiting six minutes to say it . It was one of those biggish stationer's shops , shaped like a narrow swimming - bath and staffed on Post Office lines by ...
... mean pleasantly . There was no hint of sarcasm or pique , even though I'd been waiting six minutes to say it . It was one of those biggish stationer's shops , shaped like a narrow swimming - bath and staffed on Post Office lines by ...
Page 321
... mean cover all the essential points ? " " I said ' exhaustive . " " . ' Cover more than the essen- tials ? " " I mean take in all points . " " All relevant points ? " 999 " What I said was ' all points . ' " I'm beginning to understand ...
... mean cover all the essential points ? " " I said ' exhaustive . " " . ' Cover more than the essen- tials ? " " I mean take in all points . " " All relevant points ? " 999 " What I said was ' all points . ' " I'm beginning to understand ...
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