RIDDLES.
What tree does not move?— A pan tree (pantry). (Sent by Russell Rogers.) If Miss-ouri wore Missis-sippi's New Jersey what would Dela-ware?— I don't know. Alaska (I'll ask 'er). (Sent by Bernard Clement.) What is the difference between a light in a cave and a dance in an inn?— One is a taper in a cavem and the other is a caper in a tavern. (Sent by Beverley Blackbourn.) How can we be certain that Eve was not the first woman?— Because Adam was the first made (maid). (Sent by Bibiana Manu.) What lock can't a burglar pick?— A iock of hair. (Sent by Beris Jonas.) Why would you prefer Easter eggs to be round?— Because then there would be no end to them. (Sent by Olwyn Castle.) Why is the sea like a busy housemaid?— Because it is always washing up. (Sent by Valerie Cole.)
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19400927.2.127
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1940, Page 10
Word count
Tapeke kupu
147RIDDLES. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1940, Page 10
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in