CONUNDRUMS.
When is iron like a counterfeit banknote?— When it is forged. What nouns are never declined by men and women?— Money by men and matrimony by women. Why does a duck put its head under water?— For divers reasons. Which is the most sarcastic of professions ?—A chemist; because he is always ready with a retort. What thing is that which if you name it you break it?— Silence. What most resembles a cat looking ont of a window.—A cat looking in at a window. What did Adam first plant in tho garden of Eden —His foot. What is the weight of the moon?— Four quarters. If Falstaff were musical, what instrument would he have" played upon?—A saekbut (sack butt). What is smaller than a mite's mouth? —That which is put into it. What sea would do for a bedroom ? Adriatic .a dry attic). What belongs to yourself and is used by everybody more than yourself?— Your name. If you throw a stone into the" water, what does it become before it reaches the bottom?—" Wet. What people can never live long nor
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 731, 19 December 1914, Page 7
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184CONUNDRUMS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 731, 19 December 1914, Page 7
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