Cultural jokes from the early 1900s.
PRIDE The little boy was greatly elated when informed by his mother that the liveliness of her hair as she combed it was caused by electricity. “Oh, my!” he exclaimed. “Ain’t we a wonderful family!...
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ORIENTATION John B. Gough was fond of telling of a laird and his servant Sandy. The two were on their way home on horseback late at night, and both were much muddled by drink. At a ford where the bank...
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MERIT Mrs. Rafferty stopped to address Mrs. Flannagan, who was standing at ease in the door of the tenement. She spoke with an air of fine pride: [Pg 156] “I’m afther havin’ a letter from me boy. He...
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JOKES The joke maker’s association had a feast. They exploited their humorous abilities, and all made merry, save one glum guest. At last, they insisted that this melancholy person should contribute to...
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HEREAFTER This is the dialogue between a little girl and a little boy: “What are you bawling about, Jimmie?” “I’m cryin’ because maw has wented to heaven.” “That’s silly. Maybe she hain’t.” [Pg 119] *...
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FINANCIERS “My pa, he’s a financier,” boasted one small boy to another. “‘Tain’t much to brag of,” the other sneered. “My pa an’ uncle Jack are in jail, too.” FLATTERY An eminent statesman was being...
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DRINK It was nine o’clock in the morning, but this particular passenger on the platform of the trolley car still wore a much crumpled evening suit. As the car swung swiftly around a curve this riotous...
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DEDICATION The visitor to the poet’s wife expressed her surprise that the man of genius had failed to dedicate any one of his volumes to the said wife. Whereupon, said wife became flustered, and...
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ABSENTMINDEDNESS The man of the house finally took all the disabled umbrellas to the repairer’s. Next morning on his way to his office, when he got up to leave the street car, he absentmindedly laid...
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BIGAMY What is the penalty for bigamy? Two mothers-in-law. * * * The man was weak and naturally unlucky, and so he got married three times inside of a year. He was convicted and sentenced for four...
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