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Constance Tomkinson continues her account of clown Charlie Rivel… After ridiculous preparations he tripped over his flippers in to a forward somersault, knocking down both partners as he landed on his face. Alfredino gave Charlie an angry slap and he and Pauli retired to the other side of the stage to continue their tricks. Charlie […]
READERSVOICE.com aims to give a few samples from interesting out of print books. Here are a few humorous items from Toowoomba, Strange and Unusual Tales, Volume 1, by Don Talbot and John Larkin, published 2003. Toowoomba is a city in the mountain ranges west of Brisbane. The authors collected the stories of Toowoomba’s past from […]
The Michaels Store in Ruthven Street… The book mentions a store proprietor named Nayef Michael George, a member of the Lebanese community in Toowoomba. He ran the Michaels store in Ruthven Street, the main street of Toowoomba, in the 1970s. He was known as George Michael. He was generous to the local churches when they […]
Some items on the Toowoomba Royal show… When the Toowoomba Royal Show was operating at the old show grounds in Campbell Street, there was one feisty pig farmer who got very annoyed if his sows didn’t take a prize. While others were applauding the presentation in the ring, he, with smouldering tension reflected in his […]
READERSVOICE.COM aims to give a few samples from interesting out of print books. This issue features Dinkum Aussie Yarns by Maurie Fields. Mr Fields (1926-1995) was a vaudeville comedian and actor. In later life he told jokes on a night-time variety tv show called Hey, Hey, It’s Saturday. The show ran from 1984 to 1999. He […]
More jokes from Dinkum Aussie Yarns by Maurie Fields… A BLOKE [a guy] goes into a chemist’s shop and asks for a cake of soap. “Would you like it scented?” asked the chemist. “No, thanks,” says the bloke, “I’ll take it with me.” A YOUNG hippy bloke was up before the local beak [judge]. “Do […]
More jokes from Dinkum Aussie Yarns by Maurie Fields… A MAN rushed up to the ticket window at the railway station. “Quick, I’m in a hurry!” he said. “Give me a return ticket!” “Where to!” asked the booking clerk. “Where to?” said the man. “Why, to back here, of course!” …THE SAME feller gets the […]
READERSVOICE.COM aims to give a few samples from interesting out of print books. Humor in Memoriam by George Mikes is a 116-page hardback, published in London in 1970. George Mikes (1912-1987) was a Hungarian-British journalist and humorist. Humor in Memorium is full of theories about different aspects of humour. Plus there are a lot of […]
Mr Mikes gives many theories about Jewish humor, which he argues is the basis for the U.S. humour… He writes: Theodor Reik quotes the story of the Jewish nurse. She has spent the night with a very sick patient and when the doctor arrives in the morning, he enquires how his patient is. The nurse […]
The author talks of the difference between the clown and the humorist. The clown tries to shine and keeps failing… He writes: Remember Grock – one of the great clowns. He’d come on stage where his assistant – a well-dressed and well-behaved young man – was performing on the violin. Grock was huge, impressive, authoritative. […]