Of the test for a sense of humor, it has already been said that it is the ability to see a joke. And, as for a joke, the dictionary, again a present help in time of trouble, tells us at once that it is, “something said or done for the purpose of exciting a laugh.” … Read more
ON THE POSSESSION OF A SENSE OF HUMOR: More about how to give a good toast. “Man,” says Hazlitt, “is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.” The sources, then, of laughter and … Read more
TOASTER’S HANDBOOK JOKES, STORIES, AND QUOTATIONS Compiled by PEGGY EDMUND and HAROLD WORKMAN WILLIAMS Introductions by MARY KATHARINE REELY 1916 PREFACE: How to Toast: Tips and Tricks for Good Toasts Nothing so frightens a man as the announcement that he is expected to respond to a toast on some appallingly near-by occasion. All ideas he … Read more