Punch, Volume 245Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1963 - English wit and humor |
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... asked what I did for a living and I told him I was an engineer . " What union ? " he asked . " None , " I said . " I'm in business on my own as a design consultant . It's a sixteen - hour day , six days a week , and I must now go back ...
... asked what I did for a living and I told him I was an engineer . " What union ? " he asked . " None , " I said . " I'm in business on my own as a design consultant . It's a sixteen - hour day , six days a week , and I must now go back ...
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... asked Rebecca to marry him , he sank gracefully on to his knees . During the interval I started saying how silly this looked . But the people I said it to were all in their twenties , and not one of them would agree with me . A very ...
... asked Rebecca to marry him , he sank gracefully on to his knees . During the interval I started saying how silly this looked . But the people I said it to were all in their twenties , and not one of them would agree with me . A very ...
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... asked . In despera- tion I decided to follow this lead and forget all about my qualifications . After all , I wanted to earn as much as possible during the summer vacation only so as to be able to put a down- payment on a Mini . He ...
... asked . In despera- tion I decided to follow this lead and forget all about my qualifications . After all , I wanted to earn as much as possible during the summer vacation only so as to be able to put a down- payment on a Mini . He ...
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