Word: jokes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Besides all this, which is clever but not convincing, don't forget that a note of distinction will be added by the First Corpse Cadot Band, which will not play the dead March from Saul though of course such a proceeding would be a good joke. For those who do not care there will be all sorts of other forms of amusement from a banana peeling contest to an exhibition of Old Masters...
...winter carnival was furnished by the concluding event, the relay race between the scribes and the CRIMSON. The non-appearance of Lampy was a great disappointment to the throngs who gazed down upon the scene from the surrounding slopes and housetops, for the annual humiliation of the Joke-smiths at the hands of the Newsgatherers is an event to which the multitudes look forward with eager expectation...
...deceased was a good enough fellow, but addicted to awful poor jokes. He used to always pretend after he had lost a ball game to any of our teams, that he hadn't lost-it at all, and of course this doesn't bother us at all, because we know all about it, but it don't look right to the outside world that is scrutinizing us close. He never beat us once, but from what he printed you'd think we never got a game, and that the Lampoon had about the classiest gang of pill-casters that ever...
...relieve Blackall in the box. He and his men were a picturesque sight yesterday afternoon taking their workout on Soldiers Field; they hope in case of victory today to slap their gloves in the faces of the Verein, the Cercle, and last, their old friend Lampy, himself his sweetest joke...
...meet all her rivals at once and to demonstrate conclusively the products of perfect training plus natural ability. It is generally conceded that the fight for second place will be between the fortnightly quill wielders and the followers of the Muse. Few sporting authorities expect the joke-smiths to finish; if, however, they are as quick on their feet as they are in amassing millions from quasi-effective advertising, the enigmatic aggregation from Mt. Auburn street may spring a surprise...