Joke # 131 - My Kind of Writer

A visitor to certain college paused to admire the new Hemingway Hall that had been built on campus.

"It's a pleasure to see a building named for Ernest Hemingway," he said.

"Actually," said his guide, "It's named for Joshua Hemingway. No relation."

The visitor was astonished. "Was Joshua Hemingway a writer also?"

"Yes, indeed," said his guide. "He wrote a check."

Joke # 77 - Big Spender

Nathan Rothschild, the nineteenth-century banker from London, was known as one of the greatest financiers of the world, but was also known for his extreme stinginess.

When he stepped out of a hansom one day, the driver said: "You know sir, your daughter gives much higher tips than you do."

Without turning around, Rothschild answered, "Well, she can afford to. She has a rich father."