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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
6
A sergeant visits a USO club to find a soldier playing checkers with a dog. The sergeant doubts the dog’s skill but sees the dog think and move a piece. The soldier boasts he beat the dog three times out of five, while sharing light jokes and a short riddle exchange.
A brief exchange shows a Night Traveler asking to board a train before it starts and a Conductor replying that it must wait until departure.
A collection of brief exchanges and punny quips. Joe and Bill joke about noodles and fun with spaghetti while a pie misadventure amuses a mother and son. A wife joke contrasts irritability with a self starter. A nurse sighting and a scout’s dizzy turns add light humor.
A chatty exchange unfolds with a grocer and a lady over yesterday’s cheese, debating whether it was imported or departed from Switzerland. Amid the humor, Stone Deaf Harry quietly seeks a loan, while Jerry playfully mocks his own hearing.
A witty quip questions the value of steel traps and notes the humor in calling them smart. The joke plays on the trap’s silence and timing as traits of cleverness.
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