This was one very sad day in my young life.
Blind Justice Sees
 While absent-mindedly
crossing a downtown intersection, an elderly woman saw the traffic
policeman at the corner coming toward her and realized in panic that
she was jaywalking and probably would receive a ticket.
She
lives in a little hotel nearby on an austerity budget and, not having
the money to pay the fine, she envisioned a stretch in thepokey.
It
was a moment to think fast, and she did. As the officer neared, she
leaned over with a quarter in her hand and apparently picked it up from
the street. As he came up to her she explained it was her last quarter
— this part was true — and it had fallen from her hand while she was
on the sidewalk and rolled into the street.
The young officer
not only accepted her story but added a coin of his own, cautioned her
about the dangers of jaywalking and sent her on her way.
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A CUSTOMER in
a neighborhood department store offered a check in payment for some
merchandise and the clerk, a high school girl working weekends, went to
the rear and asked the manager if it was OK to cash it. He asked how
big it was and she stretched her thumb and forefinger and said, "About
this big."
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ONLY IN PASADENA
— As he was about to leave on a week's vacation at the beach a
householder phoned the police and asked if they'd keep an eye on his
house during his absence. The girl took his name and address and asked,
"And who should be notified in case of trouble?" The homeowner couldn't resist it. "Tell the police!" he suggested brightly.
She didn't think it was funny and coldly repeated the questions.
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OR SO THEY SAY
98% of the folks who bet-
According to my latest census-
At Hollywood Park or Las Vegas say
"Well, at least I made expenses!"
–WALT HACKETT
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AS TOM Johnson
strolled along an aisle in a supermarket a young lady demonstrator
called out, "Have you tried our delicious sheep dip?" She had a gay
smile but obviously it had been a long, grueling day and perhaps the
words had become meaningless.
Best chip dip Tom ever tasted.
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INTENSIVE research by Lou Huston has brought to light the origin of a classic American slang phrase.
On
Wednesday nights, he read in an old mythology book, the Norse gods used
to whoop it up at Valhalla. Under the influence of too much mead, the
boss god habitually became belligerent, exchanging blows with Thor,
Loki and the others. As Thor departed for the weekly stag one night his
girlfriend, Freya, called after him. "Remember, don't take anyWoden Knuckles!"
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A LADY named
Rita awoke Sunday with the woo-wows and her husband sympathetically
shooed their noisy 5-year-old daughter away from her with the
explanation. "Mama doesn't feel good – she ate some butterflied for
dinner last night." This satisfied the youngster temporarily, but 10
minutes later she broke up the show with the query, "Mama, were those
butterflied boiled or fried?"
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AROUND TOWN — That sly one, Charles Walgenbach, clerk in Department 8 of Superior Court, asks if you know that Washington and Crenshaw meet at the Civic Center. He means reporters Chester Washington and Jimmy Crenshaw, who cover the court beat … The jukebox in a bar on N. Cahuenga Blvd., John Benham
reports, lists a selection titled "When You Were a Tulip." Ah, the old
songs were best! … A woman who was painfully injured in an automobile
accident was taken to a hospital. Her young daughter, reporting her
condition to a friend,malapropped, "She's still under seduction."
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Coincidentally, we finally saw Hollywoodland this past weekend. Well done, though I gather the usual changes to the real story were done for the sake of the movie’s story. Awesome historical LA costumes, cars, and locations.
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