The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 2 (May 1, 1940.)
Our Machine Age
Our Machine Age.
The little town boy was offered a week's holiday in the country, but he refused. Coaxing, pleading and arguing brought nothing but the stubborn answer, “No country for me.”
“But why?” he was asked.
“Because,” he replied, “they have thrashing machines in the country, and it's bad enough here when it's done by hand!”
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