mirth-arousing

Updated: June 13, 2025

"Not so much of your 'Mercy, Kamerad," said the cockney. "'And us over your bloody ticker!" It was the man's watch he wanted, without sentiment. One tale was most popular, most mirth-arousing in the early days of the war. "Where's your prisoner?" asked an Intelligence officer waiting to receive a German sent down from the trenches under escort of an honest corporal.

Philip Gibbs - Now It Can Be Told