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...type of humor that I call 'divine craziness' is coming over us," he explained, and showed his meaning by the story of a drunk who came home with a long cut on the top of his head. "How did you cut yourself?" his wife asked. "I bit myself," was the reply. "How did you bite yourself so high up?" "I stood on a chair...
...prayed with all his heart that it might be a novel, for he had never had a novel although he had wanted one all his life. But early in February, 1923, Mr. Stewart discovered that the 'little stranger' was to be another satire, and although it was a bit of a blow at first, after a few days he got over his disappointment at not having a novel...
...attitude is being recognized more and more by college students. Again and again "The New Student" receives letters from students protesting that this or that item will give their college "unfavorable publicity." It is encouraging to reflect that these students are realizing more and more that each bit of news emanating from the college must be judged from the advertising man's point of view, that each editorial must contribute in some way to building up the college's reputation as a reliable place to do business...
...tumbling Errol is the principal object of art in some extremely decorative snapshots of musical-comedy France. The comedian seems a bit less springy than formerly, for constant falls have not taken the jar off his spine. But he is as potent as ever in his tipsy dizziness, his skittish gallop. Beneath its bald dome, his elastic face is still fluent with its infantile grimaces...
...began to chew the second half, she felt something in her mouth that seemed to be moving, independent of the action of her teeth and tongue. She screamed, spat vehemently, alarming many nearby customers of the Horn & Hardart Co. When the object she ejected passed her lips it bit her, causing her lip to bleed. A curious insect -or reptile -about a quarter of an inch long, badly mangled by Miss Puree's teeth, lay upon the floor. Miss Puree declared that it was a lizard; the manager of the restaurant held that it was merely a roach, wasp...