Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Laughter Library published 1936 #891

(From the days when a telegram was priced by the word, with a ten word limit before a higher fee was charged)

Going the ten-word limit better, the couple to whom a baby had been born wired the grandparents, 'Isaiah, 9.6' thinking of course they would refer to the scripture passage which reads 'For unto us a child is born.'

Imagine their surprise when the grandparents replied, 'That's a fine healthy weight for a child, but why name the poor thing Isaiah?'

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