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- Date is exactly "1910-1940"
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"You were going at 50 miles an hour." "How wonderful, officer! And I only learned to drive yesterday!"
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"You smell very nice, Vicar… do you have violet in your bath?" "I do not, Mrs. Nosegay… I don't know anyone by that name!"
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"You know, Miss Haybag, like all explorers it is my ambition to penetrate parts where no man has been before!"
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"You know all about stuffing birds, Mister?" "I certainly do, Son!" "Well then, you know where you can stuff this one!!"
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"You haven't walked through the streets with that in your hand?" "No, you fool, I came on the tram!"
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"You advised me to give my husband plenty of rope; well, I did, and he skipped!"
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"Yes, I'll take the flat it you'll put me in a bath!"
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"Yes, I want a typist. Are you expert?" "Yes, Sir - and I'm very fast." "Nothing doing, my dear - I'm married!"
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"Will you be very long Sir, 'cos missus is waitin' for your sheet to lay the brekfuss!"
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"Why do you want sixpence for your manure this time? You only charged me threepence for the last!" "I know, Sir, but I've lost me shovel, and this is all hand-picked!"
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"Where did you pick ''em up, old man?" "Cowes." "I know-but where did you pick 'em up?"
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"Where are your bowels, Johnny Smith?" "Don't know Sir, mother moves em every Wednesday!"
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"When my husband signed the pledge, I was so pleased that I threw my arms round his neck and kissed him!" "An' serve him right, Mum!"
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"What's the matter with this poor fellow?" "He went balmy because the girl he loved married another." "And what's the matter with the next man?" "He's raving mad. He's the one the girl married!"
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"What's my stance like, caddie?" "Better ask the gents, lady, they've a better view than I have!"
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"What on earth do I pay you £10 a week for?" "I can't conceive!"
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"What have you stopped for?" "Why, I heard the lady say stop!" "Well, you stick to your job, she wasn't talking to you!"
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"What do you think of 'er, Bill?" "Not much! Too top-heavy for my liking!"
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"What are your intentions towards my daughter, young man?" "Well, Sir, I hardly like telling you."
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"What are you thinking about, Jack?" "Same as you, dear!" "If you do, I'll slap your face!"
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"What are you going to do with that?" "Put it on the rhubarb!" "Oh! We have custard with ours!"
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"Well, it's your own fault - you shouldn't let him bite your shoulder!"
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"Well, Bill, if that's the ideal woman they made a 'orrible mess o' my old bundle o' trouble!"
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"Third single pleash." "What station?" "Well, what stationsh 'ave you got?"
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"There's one of the gentlemen in, Ma'am -- I can see his bald head!" "Good heavens, woman! You haven't a bald-headed man staying here!"
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"There, my son - if it hadn't been for that old style, you wouldn't have been here!"
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"The Little Mother's Club meets every Friday at 4:30. Any young lady wishing to become a little mother should follow me to my study after the meeting."
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"The girls set their caps at boys when you were young, Auntie." "Yes, but not their kneecaps."
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"That's right little hen! Rather death than dishonour!!"
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"That's not Daddy, duck, that's a gentleman."
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"That's a funny thing to do, isn't it, old girl?" "What is?" "Well, he's biting her corns out, ain't he?"
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"That was a splendid sermon of yours on the foolish virgin - I'm rather afraid I'm one myself!"
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"Talking of shocks, I got a terrible fright on my wedding day." "I know it, old chap - I've seen her!"
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"So you've been to the dogs, have you? What kind of dogs have long golden hair?" "Pekinese!"
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"So Miss Ethel is your eldest sister, is she, and who comes after her?" "Nobody ain't come yet, but father says the first fellow that does can have her."
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"She says her holiday cost her her reputation." "She had a pretty cheap holiday, then!"
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"Porter, will you put my bags up for me, please?"
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"P'raps I can have my bath while you're having your lunch?" "That's O.K. with me, Mum, so long as you don't splash me dinner!"
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"Oh, painter, I want you to touch up the place where my husband put his hand last night!
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"Oh George, let's get married!" "Why, Lizzie, what harm have I ever done you?"
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"Now, which of you is going to be Mother?"
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"Now that you've examined my wife, what is your opinion, doctor?" "Crikey! I'm no doctor - I'm the piano tuner!"
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"No more charabanc trips for me - every minute I thought I'd be hurled into maternity!"
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"No love-making in front of that statue. If you want to kiss the girl, you will have to kiss her behind!"
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"My wife's first Cousin once removed are you? Well, you're going to be removed once more."
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"My darling - soon I must go, but believe me I shall leave you with an aching heart!"
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"Mummy, who's that man saying 'O-o-o-oh' to?"
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"Mother! I want to whisper!" "It's no good whispering - you'll have to wait!"
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"Me heart's in dear old Ireland, doctor!" "is that so? Well, get your bowels in the "free state" and you'll be alright!"
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"Many a battle has been fought under this grand old flag!"
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