Former Lake Geneva resident subject of Masterpiece TV series

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Puzzle Answers on
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Laughing Matter
Continued from page 35
Three slightly deaf Englishmen were
driving to London in an old, noisy car,
and hearing was difficult. As they neared
the city, one asked, “Is this Wembly?”
“No,” replied the second. “This is
Thursday.”
“So am I,” said the third. “Let’s stop
and have one.”
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A man had fallen 40 feet onto concrete
outside a seaside hotel. As he lay
bruised, battered and semi-conscious,
the hotel-keeper rushed out and, raising
his head, held a glass of sherry to his
lips.”
“Good God!” exclaimed the man.
“How far do I have to fall to get a glass
of whiskey?”
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A young matron in whom the shopping
instinct was strong asked a butcher
the price of hamburger.
“Two-fifty a pound,” he replied.
“But the price at the corner store is
only $2 a pound,” she said.
“Why don’t you buy it down there?”
“They’re all sold out,”
“Well,” said the butcher, “when I
don’t have any I sell it for $2 a pound.”
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A father bought a lie detector robot
that slapped people when they lied. He
decided to test it at dinner one night. The
father asked his son what he did that
afternoon.
“I did some schoolwork,” said the
lad.
The robot slapped the son.
The son said, “Ok, I was at a friend’s
house watching movies.”
“What movies did you watch?”
asked his father.
“Toy Story.”
The robot slapped the son again.
“Ok, Ok, we were watching ‘dirty
stuff,’” said the son.
“What?,” said his dad. “At your age I
didn’t even know what ‘dirty stuff’
was.”
The robot slapped the father.
Mom laughed and said, “Well, he
certainly is your son.”
The robot slapped the mother.
Robot for sale.
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