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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 9 (January 1, 1934)

Promissory Notes

Promissory Notes.

Every New Year is “to-morrow” come true, which is why we wake the welkin and put the “whoop” in whoopee. And, to add to the attraction of the occasion, the wise wangle salutary solecisms called Resolutions which, like cinema comedy crookery, are bespoken to be broken. A New Year resolution is a two-way promise which is born but not borne. But the best resolutions are so carefully composed that they can be broken with less commotion than the average commandment. For the benefit of the poor fish who can't get a bite without being hooked we offer the following examples of double-headed resolutions, guaranteed to fall right side up when put to the toss.