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"I don't believe that," said Tip, plainly; "anybody can make a pun." "Not so," rejoined the Woggle Bug, stiffly. "It requires education of a high order. Are you educated, young sir?" I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SAID TIP PLAINLY ANYBODY CAN MAKE A PUN NOT SO REJOINED THE WOGGLE BUG STIFFLY IT REQUIRES EDUCATION OF A HIGH ORDER ARE YOU EDUCATED YOUNG SIR
rse was not entirely satisfied, even yet. “It was a shame that I broke my other leg!” it growled. “On the contrary,” airily remarked the Woggle-Bug, who was walking alongside, “you should consider the accident most fortunate. For a horse is never of much use until he has been broken.” “I beg your pardon,” said Tip, rather provoked, for he felt a warm interest in both the Saw-Horse and his man Jack; “but permit me to say that your joke is a poor one, and as old as it is poor.” “Still, it is a Joke,” declared the Woggle-Bug; firmly, “and a Joke derived from a play upon words is considered among educated people to be eminently proper.” “What does that mean?” enquired the Pumpkinhead, stupidly. “It means, my dear friend,” explained the Woggle-Bug, “that our language contains many words having a double meaning; and that to pronounce a joke that allows both meanings of a certain word, proves the joker a person of culture and refinement, who has, moreover, a thorough command of the language.” WOODEN STEED PACED ALONG MORE COMFORTABLY BUT THE SAW HORSE WAS NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED EVEN YET IT IS A SHAME THAT I BROKE MY OTHER LEG IT GROWLED ON THE CONTRARY AIRILY REMARKED THE WOGGLE BUG WHO WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE ACCIDENT MOST FORTUNATE FOR A HORSE IS NEVER OF MUCH USE UNTIL HE HAS BEEN BROKEN I BEG YOUR PARDON SAID TIP RATHER PROVOKED FOR HE FELT A WARM INTEREST IN BOTH THE SAW HORSE AND HIS MAN JACK BUT PERMIT ME TO SAY THAT YOUR JOKE IS A POOR ONE AND AS OLD AS IT IS POOR STILL IT IS A JOKE DECLARED THE WOGGLE BUG FIRMLY AND A JOKE DERIVED FROM A PLAY UPON WORDS IS CONSIDERED AMONG EDUCATED PEOPLE TO BE EMINENTLY PROPER WHAT'S THAT MEAN INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD STUPIDLY IT MEANS MY DEAR FRIEND EXPLAINED THE WOGGLE BUG THAT OUR LANGUAGE CONTAINS MANY WORDS HAVING A DOUBLE MEANING AND THAT TO PRONOUNCE A JOKE THAT ALLOWS BOTH MEANINGS OF A CERTAIN WORD PROVES THE JOKER A PERSON OF CULTURE AND REFINEMENT WHO HAS MOREOVER A THOROUGH COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE
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