Riddles
What can you cook in the sea, yet it never tastes salty?—An egg. —Sent by Frances Parkinson. What is that which has neither flesh nor bone and yet has four finers and a thumb?—A glove. Why is a book like a tree?—Because it has many leaves. Who was the first man who went round the world?—The man in the moon. —Sent by Noel Libeau. Why is a boy like a potato?—Because they both wear jackets. What are the oldest tops in the world?—Mountain tops. If a stone were thrown at you and fell into the water, what would it become?—Wet. —Sent by Norman Libeau. Why did the garden fence?—Because it saw the gravel walk. Why did the pastry-cutter?—Be-cause it saw the egg-beater. —Sent by Alison Smith. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?—Footsteps.
When is a policeman like a photograph?—When he is mounted. —Sent by Margaret Laidlaw.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21218, 14 September 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
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153Riddles Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21218, 14 September 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
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