Punch, Volume 233Punch Publications Limited, 1957 - English wit and humor |
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Page 206
... means not merely that the United States will be submerged in due course right up to the Appalachians and will have to be re - pinpointed ; it also means that the very basis of mountain altimetry is unstable . Every time Mean Sea - level ...
... means not merely that the United States will be submerged in due course right up to the Appalachians and will have to be re - pinpointed ; it also means that the very basis of mountain altimetry is unstable . Every time Mean Sea - level ...
Page 211
... means ) , and this implies the pure natural voice . This fluty " Falala " type voice is probably more widespread in this country than any- where else in the world ; it appears to be so widely used in Elizabethan song because its sexless ...
... means ) , and this implies the pure natural voice . This fluty " Falala " type voice is probably more widespread in this country than any- where else in the world ; it appears to be so widely used in Elizabethan song because its sexless ...
Page 269
... means of the cylinder , the propeller would soar away and hit the ceiling a satisfactory crack . It never occurred to- us that this crazy principle would be used for carrying generals about , still less that , in order to prevent the ...
... means of the cylinder , the propeller would soar away and hit the ceiling a satisfactory crack . It never occurred to- us that this crazy principle would be used for carrying generals about , still less that , in order to prevent the ...
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