CATCHY CONUNDRUMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1773, 8 January 1918, Page 1

CATCHY CONUNDRUMS.

Why is the sun like a good loaf? it is light when it rises. Why should trutles he pitied? — Because theirs is a very hard case. What net is most certain to catch a handsome woman? —A coro-net. Why is 'a good husband like dough?—Because a woman needs him. Why are clouds like coachmen? —Because they hold the rains (reins). • Why is a promise like wine? — Because it improves by being kept. What (‘rack is invisible to the naked eye?—The crack of a whip. When docs a dead ruler violate the truth?—When he lies in slate. Why is a cat’s tail like a swan’s bosom? —Because it grows down. If a man relinquishes property, what tree docs he become? —A cedar. Why is C always a fortunate letter? —Because it is always in “luck.’’ Why is a woman’s age like a floral wedding bell? —Because it is never told. When is it a good thing to lose your temper? —When it’s a bad one. Which is the proudest plant among vegetables?—The dandelion. Why is a thief called a gaol bird? —Because ho has been a robin’. What made the quail quail?—For fear the woodpecker would peek her. When are writers like cattle? — When they are absolutely driven to the pen. When is a hen most likely to hatch? —When she is in earnest (in her nest). Why is the figure nine like a peacock? —Because without its tail it is nothing. Why is a fishmonger never generous ? —Because his business makes him sell fish. Why does a railway official cut a hole in your ticket? —To let you go through. What is it that, makes everybody sick but those who swallow it?— Flattery. What is that which you can keep after geving it (o someone else? — Your word. Why is a newly-born baby like a gale of wind? —Because it begins with a squall. What is the riddle of riddles ? Life. Because everybody is obliged to give it up. Why is an orange like a church steeple? —Because we have a peel (peal) from it.