A Few Samples of Irish Wit and Humor
A collection of anecdotes about Irish judges and legal quirks. Stories recount courtroom flourishes, clever retorts, and humorous prompts from figures such as Chief Baron, Sergeant Sullivan, and Sir Francis Brady. Includes tales of looting, a pony trap mishap, and an amusing misadventure with five sheep and a monastery writ.
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Furandi
Richard Adams
Adams
A. M. Sullivan
Q.C
Ireland
Tipperary
Shotted
Carson
Francis Brady
Cork
Tyrone
Pether O’brien
Pether
Sir Francis
Sergeant Sullivan
Sullivan
Anthony
Abbey of
Mount Melleray
Maurice Healy
England
Roger Casement
Middle Temple
Desserts Finish Dinner From Simple Puddings To Baked Alaska
A guide to dessert timing and recipes from light endings to elaborate treats. Includes Baked Alaska from the Drake Hotel with sponge cake ice cream and meringue, Pear Ambrosia with vanilla pudding and fruit, Rhubarb Pudding, and Pecan Shortcake with whipped cream.
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Drake Hotel
Chicago
Alaska
Worked Two Ways
Dr Logan Clendening recalls a social dinner where a guest asked for medical advice and a later bill for services. A lawyer confirms legal justification, leading to Clendening receiving a bill for legal advice in the following mail.
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Logan Clendening
Simple To Make A Felt Bag In Any Size Or Style
Learn to craft versatile felt bags with no pattern required. Cut circular main sections for zipper bags or rectangles for drawstring designs, add lining, gussets, and felt handles, and finish with decorative appliques like tulips. Create a vanity case or shopping bag with your own original design.
He Cracks Safes As An Honest Living
In North London an expert safe opener with thirty years of experience explains how safes resist tricks and how makers test prototypes. The piece notes advances like time locks and alloys, plus anecdotes of locked strong-rooms, police work, and burglars left defeated by modern security.
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London
Hatton Garden
U.S.A
Fort Knox
Federal Reserve
New York City
Chicago
America
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Westend
Choose Stockings With Real Care
This piece advises selecting stockings to create a favorable leg illusion. It recommends dark seams for heavy legs, deep colors, seamless styles to add curve, and clear heel lines for thick ankles while avoiding pale shades for thin legs.
Actress Answers Nephew on Stage Kiss
The small nephew of a famous actress visits her show and asks if she really kisses the leading man. She confirms it with a smile while guiding him to her dressing room after the performance. The boy expresses a wary reaction to the revelation.
Horse Trading From Countryman’s Year
In Haydn Pearson’s essay a democracy’s needs include the gentler art of horse trading. The piece sketches old style swap rituals, weather talk, and the slow courtship of exchanging horses, noting aging horses and practical farmer perspectives amid an imagined national delegation of horse traders.
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Jerry
Tom
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Dane Andrews
Kitty
Snowball
Boonagh Head
Montreal
Alan Shard
mid-Atlantic
K. W. Beamont
Africa
Haydn
Pearson
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