Riddles

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 19 (Supplement)

Riddles

Which is the quickest way to get from Calais to Dover?—Just cross oft W the “d ” and you’re over. W * • • m What tree would the sheep mention to the shearer when he had shorn them?—Eu-clipt-us. % • • • • What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it?—A hole. Why do sailors know everything? —Because they have been to sea (see). • * * • What ships do we all dislike?— Hardships. • • « • What bird can carry the heaviest load?—A crane. • • • • When is our breath dressed in clothes?—When it comes in short i pants. * * « « When is the letter B like a Are?— When it mkes oil boil. Why is twice ten like twice eleven? —Because twice ten are twenty, and twice eleven are twenty-two (too). When is a pint not a pint?—When it is condensed. ~ When is a boat like snow?—When it is adrift. What part of a fish weighs the most? —The scaj-s. When is a cow not a cow?—When it is turned into a meadow. * * * * What is worse than raining cats and dogs?—Hailing taxis and buses. Why didn’t Napoleon cross Cook St ra if’ Because Nelson was on one side and Wellington on the other. What has a tongue but cannot talk? —A boot.