Amusing Confusions in School Exams Across Europe
From Vienna, Kurt Gruser collects humorous Austrian exam samples showing how students misunderstand history language and science. Highlights include a pupil naming four coalition wars as first through fourth and quotes of witty mistranslations about ships cows and optics.
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Court Rules Witness Liable for Window Damage
In a humorous European Exchange item the judge holds the witness responsible for a broken ward window after a passing observer ducked to avoid a thrown stone. The prisoner denies breaking the window and cites witnesses who claim otherwise.
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Notable Exchange About a Suspect Lawyer
A street encounter reveals tension as a speaker cautions against associating with a man described as corrupt and depraved. The discussion hints the man may be connected to legal representation by a lawyer referenced as “Boster Globe.”
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Humorous Exchanges From Classic Papers Collide With Witty Card Drafts
A collection of comic snippets fromHuarpers Bazar and other papers features playful lines about candy in the stomach, smart quips on apple dumplings, a wary dog sighting, a would be suit proposal, a fatherly tip on approaching a future father, and a soap queue moment at a hotel.
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