Riddles Worth Asking

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20728, 11 February 1939, Page 21 (Supplement)

Riddles Worth Asking

Which King wore the largest crown? The one with the biggest head. What has no legs, can run down but can never run up? A clock. * * * • Why can you never be a small fool? Because a fool is always a simpleton. * • * • • What’s the best kind of paper to use for a kite ? Flypaper. When were the dark ages? When there were plenty of Knights. When is a rifle like a muddy road? When it is full of cart, ridges. ♦ * * * Why should turtles be pitied? Because theirs is a bard case. What is the difference between a motor-car wheel and a horse? One goes when its “tyred” and the other doesn't.

Why should eggs always be scarce in the British Isles? Because there are only two n’s (hens) in England, one In Scotland and none in Wales. ■ • • • What kind of tables are often eaten? Vegetables. What needs a lot of answering? A door bell. •Xs)®<sXs THE TRAMPER’S SONG The old path, the worn path. With a pack upon your shoulderOh, there are pleasant places For walking men to know; So sing your catch the bolder Across the meadow spaces, Along the highway places, * That lead where men should go. The new path, the hard path, With a pack upon your shoulder— Oh, there are lonely places For walking men to go; Above the scrub and boulder— Dawn-transfigured spaces. Stern and starlit places— And it's these that you shall know.