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His Sense Of Humor

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Perhaps in some respects it's true      That you resemble dad;     To be informed I look like you      Would never make me mad.     But one thing I am sure of, son,      You have a different line     Of humor, your idea of fun      Is not a bit like mine.     You drop my slippers in the sink      And leave them there to soak.     That's very laughable, you think      But I can't see the joke     You take my hat outdoors with you      And fill it full of earth;     You seem to think that's witty, too,      But I'm not moved to mirth.     You open up the chicken-yard;      Its inmates run a mile;     You giggle, but I find it hard      To force one-half a smile.     No, kid, I fear your funny stuff,      Though funny it may be,     Is not quite delicate enough      To make a hit with me.

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