Life — April 7, 1927 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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“DEAR, I JUST BOUGHT THE SWEETEST BLACK SHIRTS FOR YOU TO WEAR IN ITALY. 17'S QUITE THE THING THERE, ACCORDING TO THE ICEMAN.” Overheard in a Restaurant “WELL, Jim, say What'll you ha the word. Anything you want. It’s my party. Want soup? I always t it myself. Can't get along without it. Sets me up. Waiter, two soups. Mine's cream. Two ercams, waiter. What'll you have next? Some chicken? Or maybe roast beef? That's good, I guess. The beef is the best. Chicken is kind of light. I find it light my- self. It's not so filling. Waiter, two orders of roast beef. Yes, and vege- tables. Potatoes, I guess. You'll have potatoes, won't you? French- fried, waiter. I like them fried. What about salad? I never eat it. It’s unhealthy. I think so. Don’t want do you? I thought not. Waiter, no salad. Now dessert. Pie, I guess. Apple pic. That's the best. I ought to know. I've tried them all. Waiter, two apple pies. You don’t want ice cream on top, do you? I never take it myself. It doesn’t go so good. Bad for the digestion, I guess. That's all, waiter. And coffee. Got it down? Hustle it up. Boy, that ought to be good. We'll have a feed. A regular meal. I like to eat out like this. Guess you like it, too, don’t you? I like a restaurant. It’s great stuff. You get what you want.” W. W. Scott. Definition ACHELOR—A selfish, callous, undeserving man who has cheated some worthy woman out of a divorce. “My POP WENT ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA, AND IT DIDN’T COST HIM A CENT.” “jrow come?” “HE GOT TRANSFERRED FROM SING SING TO SAN QUENTIN.” “There Are Loads of Interesting Things to Talk About”’ GHE: I think it’s a crime that two people can’t sit and talk to each other nowadays without having to dash off to a movie or play bridge or something to prevent being bored to death, don’t you? He: Absolutely. Sue: It just means that they are perfectly helpless when it comes to talking sense. He: You bet. That's it exactly. Sue: There are really loads of in- teresting things to talk about, if you just put your mind on them, don't you think there are? He: You bet—loads of ’em. Sue: F'r instance, this China business, which is really very im- portant, don’t you think it is? He: Absolutely. Sue: Well, what do you think of it? He: It looks pretty darn serious. Sue: That’s just what I think. Who are you for—Chang something- or-other or this Sun person? He: Well that depends... Sur: Yes, I suppose it does. But just what are they getting at, any- ways? He: Well, that depends on how you look at it. Of course, the whole trouble is these foreign conces- es, that really is the trou- ble, isn’t it? He: Yes, that’s the trou- ble, when you get right down to it. Sue (repressing a yawn): Have you seen Greta Garbo in this “Flesh and the Devil” thing? He (brightening): No— have you? HE (with marked vivacity): No — let's 8 Lloyd Mayer. Fairy Story “TLL have this speech printed and mailed to my constituents at my own expense,” said the Congressman. “I wouldn't think of sending out my political advertising in a franked envelope.” comicbooks.com