SHE--You can't eat cake and keep it
SHE--You can't eat cake and keep it.
HE--Oh, yes, you can--the kind you make.
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SHE (approvingly)--You won her hand then
SHE (approvingly)--You won her hand, then? HE (rather glumly)--Humph--I presume so. I'm under her thumb. ... She heard the fog-horn blowing And what is that
She heard the fog-horn blowing, "And what is that?" quoth she, The sailor merrily Replied: "it's just the dog-watch, ma'am, Whose bark is on the sea." ... She thinks that her husband is very economical
"She thinks that her husband is very economical." "In what way?" "She says that although he is passionately fond of cloves, he never eats but one at a time." ... She wants to be punctual always on time So carries her watch where she goes
She wants to be punctual, always on time, So carries her watch where she goes. And if you examine her wardrobe you'll find She even has clocks on her hose. ... SHE--A writer says that in order to succeed a man must be ninety-five per cent
SHE--"A writer says that in order to succeed a man must be ninety-five per cent. backbone." HE--"Oh, I don't know. A good many who have managed to arrive are ninety-five per cent. cheek." ... SHE--Are you fond of tea
SHE--"Are you fond of tea?" HE--"Yes; but I like the next letter better." ... She--I had a $5 bill in this dictionary yesterday and I can't find it anywhere
She--I had a $5 bill in this dictionary yesterday and I can't find it anywhere. He--Did you look among the Vs, dear? ... SHE--I think this a lovely hat you bought me George but really it's a sin to pay $50
SHE--"I think this a lovely hat you bought me, George, but really it's a sin to pay $50.00 for it." HE--"Well, the sin is on your own head, not mine." ... SHE--They say that your father is a millionaire
SHE--"They say that your father is a millionaire. Is it true?" HE--"Yes; and, strange to say, I am one also." SHE--"How do you make that out?" HE--"Why, I am the only child, therefore I am a million heir, of course." ... She--They say the eyes are the windows of the soul I believe
She--They say the eyes are the windows of the soul, I believe. He--Yes; and when a man goes into a drug store and shuts a window quickly, the clerk knows just about what the poor soul wants. ... SHE--Why do they call it an arm of the sea
SHE--Why do they call it an arm of the sea? HE--Because it hugs the shore, I guess. ... SHE--You can't eat cake and keep it
SHE--You can't eat cake and keep it. HE--Oh, yes, you can--the kind you make. ... SHE--You look as though you had raised Ned at your club last night
SHE--You look as though you had raised Ned at your club last night. HE--I did; and, what is worse, he raised me back. ... SHE--You say your automobile has been acting strangely all day
SHE--"You say your automobile has been acting strangely all day?" HE--"Yes; it has stopped I don't know how many times." SHE--"And what are you putting the oil on it for?" HE--"To stop it stopping." ... SHE--You used to call me the light of your life
SHE--"You used to call me the light of your life." HE--"Ah, but I had no idea then how much it would cost to keep it burning." ... SIBLY--When Steve proposed to me he acted like a fish out of water
SIBLY--When Steve proposed to me he acted like a fish out of water. TIRPIE--Why shouldn't he? He knew he was caught. ... SILLICUS--Do you think we shall know each other in the hereafter
SILLICUS--Do you think we shall know each other in the hereafter? CYNICUS--I hope so. Few of us really know each other here. ... Since I've been married I don't get half enough to eat
"Since I've been married I don't get half enough to eat." "Well, you must remember that we are one now." ... Sing not to me of falling dew Upon the purple hills For I am worried far too much By falling due of bills
Sing not to me of falling dew Upon the purple hills, For I am worried far too much By falling due of bills. ... SLOPAY--And doctor if you will I wish you would give me something to help my memory
SLOPAY--"And, doctor, if you will, I wish you would give me something to help my memory. I forget so easily." DOCTOR--"Very well. I'll send you a bill every month." ... SMITH--I notice that Robinson has an article in the paper this morning
SMITH--I notice that Robinson has an article in the paper this morning. JONES--Indeed! I didn't see it. What was it? SMITH--His spring overcoat. He was taking it to the tailor to be pressed and cleaned. ... SMITH--There is something that will never be boycotted by the fair sex as long as time lasts
SMITH--There is something that will never be boycotted by the fair sex as long as time lasts. JONES--What's that? SMITH--The Easter bonnet. ...