Jokes for All Occasions: Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers
Jokes for All Occasions: Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers
A time capsule of American humor from over a century ago, this collection gathers jokes and anecdotes organized by social occasion. The anonymous editor, claiming the authority of a famed public speaker, opens with earnest guidance on comedic delivery: timing, brevity, and the art of the well-told story. What follows is a parade of jokes organized for every conceivable situation, from weddings to wakes, from the toastmaster's podium to the parlor's fireside. The real charm lies not in the punchlines themselves, many of which land with the thudding weight of their era, but in the window they offer onto what made early 20th-century Americans laugh. You'll find stale gags about politicians, bewildered husbands, and the inevitable country bumpkin encountering city ways. Read it as social history dressed as comedy, a document of how Americans once sought to entertain before the age of television, film, or even radio.
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“The objector to prohibition spoke bitterly: "Water has killed more folks than liquor ever did." "You are raving," declared the defender of the Eighteenth Amendment. "How do you make that out?" "Well, to begin with, there was the Flood.””
— Anonymous
“If you hain't got no money," he jeered, "I reckon your advice ain't worth hearin'.””
— Anonymous
“A babu, or native clerk, in India, who prided himself on his mastery of the English tongue and skill in its idioms, sent the following telegram in announcement of his mother's death: "Regret to announce that hand which rocked the cradle has kicked the bucket.””
— Anonymous
“The philosopher calmly defined the exact difference between life and love: "Life is just one fool thing after another: love is just two fool things after each other.””
— Anonymous
“Well, sah, He done axed me what chu'ch Ah wanted to jine, an' Ah tole Him it was yourn. An' He says: 'Ho, ho, dat chu'ch!' says he. 'You can't git in dere. Ah know you can't”
— Anonymous
“The little boy was found by his mother with pencil and paper, making a sketch. When asked what he was doing, he answered promptly, and with considerable pride: "I'm drawing a picture of God." "But," gasped the shocked mother, "you cannot do that. No one has seen God. No one knows how God looks." "Well," the little boy replied, complacently, "when I get through they will.””
— Anonymous
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