This piece continues my scrapbook of cuttings from J.B. Morton. Read part 1 here. This selection is from J.B. Morton ("Beachcomber" of the Daily Express), Captain Foulenough & Company (London, 1944). Again, I have included the page references: Worth Remembering (p. 65) A reply of Mr. Churchill in the House to a particular question might … Continue reading Impossible headlines: Part 2 of a series of jokes →

How about a book called Cram Me with Eels, or a newspaper article with the headline “How to Measure Lard”? Both are real yet absurd and from the erratically surreal mind of J.B. Morton, a writer with the Daily Express for many decades of the 20th century. He worked under the pen-name of Beachcomber. His … Continue reading Impossible headlines: Part 1 of a series of jokes →