Punch, Volume 270Punch Publications Limited, 1976 - English wit and humor |
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... never - to - be - forgotten moments of wit and poignancy , and the size of the pay - cheques . Take the morning of 16 July 1946 when Ben , in charge of casting , is told of a young unknown Ms in the outer office who would like to say hi ...
... never - to - be - forgotten moments of wit and poignancy , and the size of the pay - cheques . Take the morning of 16 July 1946 when Ben , in charge of casting , is told of a young unknown Ms in the outer office who would like to say hi ...
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... never gets short - changed , never buys the wrong thing , never comes back two minutes late on account of not assessing bus connections efficiently . It's saved him a packet , over the years . " The man in the blue dungarees leaned ...
... never gets short - changed , never buys the wrong thing , never comes back two minutes late on account of not assessing bus connections efficiently . It's saved him a packet , over the years . " The man in the blue dungarees leaned ...
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... never been nearer the West Indies than West Kirby , and whose father came anyway from West Africa , looked at her and said , in his thick Scouse accent , " Really ? Better than Bootle , is it ? " I dig the West Indies - I've only got ...
... never been nearer the West Indies than West Kirby , and whose father came anyway from West Africa , looked at her and said , in his thick Scouse accent , " Really ? Better than Bootle , is it ? " I dig the West Indies - I've only got ...
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