On the Bestowal of Awards
The King may give the honour, but thou art to make thyself honourable.
… Thomas Fuller
Kindergarten Quiz
Question: Why couldn’t they find Mozart’s teacher?
Answer: Because he was Haydn.
Armenian Proverb
They asked the camel, “Why is your neck crooked?” He said, “What is straight about me that my neck should be straight?”
History’s Lessons?
For those who believe that the raid on Bank Ottoman in 1896 was a blunder that resulted in the deaths of many innocent Armenians, think about it this way:
When the Armenians resisted the sultan, he retaliated by ordering the massacre of as many as 300,000 Armenians. When the Armenians cooperated with the Young Turks to depose the sultan, the Young Turks virtually exterminated the Armenians.
A Slight Misunderstanding
Checking an application for employment that had just been handed in, the personnel director was amazed to note that it contained figures 125 and 121 in the spaces for “Age of Father, If Living” and “Age of Mother, If Living.” “Surely your parents can’t be as old as this?” asked the incredulous director. “Well, no,” was the answer, “but they would be, if living.”
It Follows
Edo: Avo’s opening sale has closed. What now?
Bedo: His closing sale opens.
What’s in a Name?
Zarzavatjian: Turkish in derivation, identified as an occupation, zerzevatchuh is defined as a green grocer.
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