Friday, December 16, 1949
GOLDSBORO HI NEWS
Page Fiv^
Watch Bus
Passengers
For Interest
Have you ever watched people
on a bus? You probably have
something better to do, but you
might try it sometimes. It can
be pretty interesting.
For instance, there i§ usually
on a bus a general pest whose
chief goal in life is to see how
obnoxious he can be. He travels
alone for obvious reasons but
it doesn’t take him long to strike
Up an acquaintance with the per
son unfortunate enough- to be
seated beside him.
The Pest Present
His voice booms above every
other one on the bus and he can
nearly always be heard laugh
ing. Everything he hears is hi
lariously funny and he will .slap
his thighs and roar at the drop
of a hat. Sometimes, he likes
to sit behind the driver and carry
on a one-sided conversation with
him. He will even go so far as
to heartily slap the driver on the
back. This causes a mild form
of hysteria from some of the
other passengers, especially if it
occurs near a dangerous inter
section or when crossing a nar-
I'ow bridge. It is not unusual
to see the section above the driv
er’s collar begin to be fringed
Vvit hred.
The Country Woman
There is inevitably a woman
from the country on the bus. Wo
men from the country must like
to ride buses. Anyway, it’s eacy
to tell where she is from. This
type usually carries along a lit
tle snack to munch on while rid
ing. If you are sitting beside
her, she will be only too glad
to tell you about the nice new
Cow Uncle Henry and Aunt Pen
elope just bought, or how Jeanie
is making out With her canning.
When she runs out of local news
(you have begun to wonder if
she ever will) she begins telling
you about her rheumatism and
how it always acts up just be
fore it is going to rain. She al-
"'ays knows when it is going to
J’ain that way. A regular weath
er bureau, she is.
^he’s Bored
Then, there’s the bored woman
W the world who has condescend
ed to ride a public bus. She isn’t
in the habit of riding this way
hut her car is in the shop. She
has a distant look on her face
^nd it is obvious that she is not
indulging in idle day-dreaming.
Old Hi News
Jokes Given
( By Sara Cobb)
These jokes appeared in the
“Hi News” several years back
just about the time that I was
coming over to G. H. S. for the
first time as a sub-freshmanT
I was looking over some of the
old “Hi News” when I happened
to see them. Hope you enjoy
them as much as I did.
“Young man,” said the father,
“When Lincoln was your age he
was earning his own living.”
“And when he was your age,”
said the son, “He was President.”
Math Prof.: If two is dupli
cated, three is triplicated, four
is quadruplicated five is quintut-
plicated, six is sexticated, seven
is sesticated, and eight is sisti-
cated, what is nine?
Student: Complicated.
Before the next one we quote:
“Better late than never.”
Teacher: Billy, what is the re
vival of learning?
Student: Just before exams.
Jane: Did you get any relief
when you went to the dentist?
Bobby: Yeah, the dentist wasn’t
there.
Man (eating in a restaurant):
What kind of pie is this?
Waitress: What does it taste
like?*
Man: Glue.
Waitresses: It’s peach; the
apple tasted like putty.
She is no doubt contemplating
the theory of relativity or mus
ing on nuclear fission. It is evi
dent that she is much more re-
fintd and cultured than anyone
else on the bus. There is one ad
vantage in being seated with this
type, though. She won’t bore
you with talk. Why, she’ll even
make you feel that you aren't
there at all.
Teen-Agers Kide Too
Teen-agers take to the tiail-
ways, too. You can see two young
girls who are evidently discu.ss-
ing something of importance.
They throw sly glances to the
boys across the aisle every now
and then and they find an end
less source of amusement fiom
other pahsengers on the bus.
They look at the woman in the
smartly-tailored suit, with the
matching'hat and pat their heads
as though they had a hat on ii
and make a play of smoothing
their skirts as they saw the bored
woman do. If they have noth
ing better 1o do, they can always
entertain themselves by giggling.
There’s always someone who
Naughty! Naughty!
Are you one of the many students who are guilty of usmg
the terrace instead of the steps each day? It is quite plain that
the wor put on the terraces by Dick Grisv/old is being ruined
by such thoughtlessness as is exhibited above.
Characteristic
Personalities
Athletic William Bell
Biainey Florence Bowden
Cute Jane Langston
Demon Bob Mitchell
Energetic Betsy Pate
Flirt Shirley Pate
Good Joyce Gurley
Hepcat Jack Burrus
Industrious A«n Butler
Joker Donald Percise
Knockout Martha Rose
Looney George Lynch
“Molemouth” .... Caleb Maddox
Nutty Jimmy Knight
Obstinate K. D. Pyatt
Personality Ann Smith
Quiet Betty Barbee
Rosy Catherine Newton
Sophisticated .... Pat Marshall
Talented Nell Scott
Unique Bud Davis
Vague Owen Ginn
Witty Metz Bizzell.
X-Pert Peggy Britt
Zealous Ruth Forehand
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meant to get off back there and
just forgot to pull the cord. If
it’s a female, she may yell at the
driver, “Stop, stop! I was sup
posed to get off back there.”
When he comes to a stop, she
gives him a reproachful look
while leaving because it was ob
viously his fault that she didn’t
get off in time. Bus drivers are
I such nuisances anyway. You’d
think they’d be more courteous.
Well, there is an endless va
riety of types on buses. This is
only a few of them. Next time
you take a trip by bus or train,
take a look for yiHUself. Who
I knows You m?ay be one of
them.
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Senior Reviews
Life In Rhyme
When I was a young girl of
eleven
I was far from seventh heaven.
My face was all speckled
With dozens of freckles.
But now there are just six or
seven.
When I reached the age of thir
teen
I was clumsy and often quite
mean.
I felt like a dope and a ghoul.
The subject of algebra
Gave me nostalgia.
I was the perennial dunce on a
stool.
To me, the subject of chemistry
Is indeed, a very deep mystery.
Faces I’d make
And, oh. goodness sakes,
A worst thing you never have
seen.
At fifteen. I began to dream
Of dances and parties, it
seemed.
I haven’t been yet;
A date I can’t get
At a party. I’m yet to be seen.
When I first started to high
school
When I mix a compound
It explodes all aroimd.
Is that, my dear Watson, ele
mentary?
I may not be omniscient
Sometimes I’m quite ineffici
ent;
Having met m.y Waterloo
At the early age of two
My perspicacity is now insuffici
ent.
It’s been a long toil and wait
And this year I graduate.
That night in June
(And it will come soon) .
Will be one to commemorate.
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