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Later, standing at the stage door with my girl friend, saw him leave with two women and drive off in the car of one of them. He was still playing the part of a woman, and I remember staring rather rudely as he swung his hips sideways and lower himself gracefully into the front seat lift his legs inside and demurely smooth his skirt down over his knees. He was straightening the fur coat he had donned and patting his hair as they drove away. My girl friend was, I remember, quite stunned by it all, and turn- ed to say to me quite earnestly, "He should have been a girl!" Then her mood changed, she giggled, and whispered conspiratorily, and with a wicked twinkle in her pretty eyes, "I'll bet he's got ladies' undies on!" I said don't be silly, or something like that and we went back to find

my parents.

I have since wondered where my idol was going with his two companions, Perhaps just home to get changed. In such amateur shows, the Dame often makes up and gets dressed at home or at the house of the person lending him. his outfits, as he takes longer than the other players.

Which of our readers would like to join a society for the establishment and development of English-style panto- mime in North America?

Linda--Canada

In a discussion of women's styles on a quiz show, an elderly man was one of the contestants.

He

was asked:

"I suppose you are old enough to remember wasp waists?" "Remember 'em!" he exclaimed bitterly, "Thats when I got stung.!"

(Alternative answer: "Remember 'em, I wore 'em.")

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You've heard of the meteorologist who was so good at his profession that he could look into a girl's eyes and tell whether,

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