Pithy Sayings by Josh Billings in The Register
A compilation of Josh Billings style quips on fear, truth, solitude, deception, laziness, flattery, rumors, ambition, advice, and mistakes. Includes a humorous anecdote about a deacon selling church books and a pastor's quip at a New Jersey church.
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Josh Billings
Manny
New Jersey
America
Alpian
Aldine
Pau Anon
Tun Aupiye
Tre Anping
Aldine Art Union
JL. Rumix & Co
Macon
Philadelphia
Thrall. & Mompord
New Harmony
Ind
A Laughing Look at a Shopper and a Courtroom Quip
A humorous scene shows a housewife in a butcher shop wavering between meats and finally choosing pork chops after a lengthy internal debate. In court, a lawyer and judge spar over a pun on Blackstone versus a dictionary, prompting the judge to note you begin to talk as the gag unfolds.
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