Riddles
What we often catch, but never sec?—A passing remark. * V * • Why is the sun like a hard-working carpenter?—Because he s putting in beams all day. * * * * What is the oldest table in the world? —The multiplication table. • • * • Why is the sun like a good loaf?— Because it is light when it rises. * • • * What is the smallest room in the world? —A mushroom. m * * • Whv is a snap bubble like a redhot poker?—Because you cannot grasp it. m • • • What has an eye. but cannot sec? —A needle. What has teeth, but cannot bite?— A comb. • * * • When is a car not a car?—* When it is turned into a garage. What is deeper than the deepest ocean? —Its bed. What came is played by a ship in a storm?—Pitch-and-toss. (Copied. From HighTarH Queen.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 25 (Supplement)
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131Riddles Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 25 (Supplement)
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