A LITTLE PROBLEM

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 189, 5 December 1941, Page 3

A LITTLE PROBLEM

A woman took a basket of eggs to market. Just as she Avas about to. enter the market she Avas knocked down by a car. Although the woman Avas not hurt at all every egg in the basket Avas broken. The owner of the car at once of-< fcred to pay for the damage, and he nsked her how many eggs she had in the basket. She couldn't remember the number, antl all she could call to mind was that if she counted them by tAvos, threes, fours, lives and sixes there Avas ahvays one over. When the eggs AA'ere counted by sevens none remained. The man in the car Avas rather good at figures, and after a little thought he told the woman she must have had 301 eggs. Work it out for yourself. riddle pot When is a ball not a ball? —When it's no ball (snoAA'ball). Which of the feathered tribe would be supposed to lift the heaviest weight?— The crane. What fishes get most frequently trodden on?— Soles and eels (heels). What motive led to the invention of railways?— Locomotive. When is n sailor verv AA T ooden? • When he's aboard. Why is it easier for a burglar to break into the house of a bald-head-ed man?— Because a bald headed man has no locks. What is the difference between i dog find a tree?— You can hear the. bark of a dog and see the bark of a tree. What tongue is it that frequently hurts and grieves you. and yet does not speak a Avord? —-The tongue of your shoe. Why are boys and girls supposed to groAV smaller during their holidays? Because they are lessonlcss (less .and less).