Well, I for one, would never have called on a debutante as a potential suitor lest she play the zither.
Why do you hate the zither that much?
You know that they say about women that play the Zither? 👀
I know who sounds more fun
any female born after 1926 can’t cook,
This image doesn't imply this. You can read it as a concatenation.
And, heaven forbid, they smoke cigarettes. Practically harlots.
But what if one desires a woman that can both make preserves and crack wise? Am I doomed to loneliness?!?
It's easier to teach someone how to make preserves than to crack wise.
Portland
This is historymemes, not historicalmemes!
It just shows how much america hasn't changed. Like Socrates complaining to Plato about kids not appreciating chalk on your hands when people "now" write with pen and paper
Alright internet, now draw them kithing
If you’d ever had a flapper gift you her homemade preserves you’d know how cap this is. (It is VERY cap)
designer for Gotham Studios
Curse you, Batman!
Doctor?
I’m assuming some first aid/basic medical care.
I think back then "to doctor" meant to care for someone in general.
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