The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 8 (November 1, 1937)
Unexpected
Unexpected.
Two men at a picture theatre were sitting just in front of two women, whose continuous chatter they stood as long as they could. One of them turned round and said: “Pardon me, madam, but my friend and I can't hear.”
Whereupon came the unexpected reply:
“You're not supposed to. This is a private conversation.”