Riddles
Which is the biggest rope in the world?—Europe. Why is a plum pudding like an orchard?—Because it has currants in it. What is the most like half the moon?—The other half. How can a person be over water, under water, and still not in water? —Placing a pail of water on their head and crossing a bridge over a stream. —Sent by Peter Cruphey. When is a rock not a rock?—When it’s a shamrock. When is a black dog not a black dog?—When it’s a greyhound. When is a sailor wooden?—When he’s aboard (a board). Why does a tin whistle?—Because a tin can. What is black and white and red (read) all over?—The Waikato Times. ■ —Copied by Cherry Ripe.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19401012.2.97.15.3
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21242, 12 October 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
Word count
Tapeke kupu
120Riddles Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21242, 12 October 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. 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