Riddles
Why is a plum pudding like an orchard?—Because it has currants in What is the njost like half the moon?—The other half. How can h person be over water, under water, and still not in water? —Placing a pail of water on his head and crossing a bridge over a stream. —Sent by Dorothy Greenfield. Always stays, yet leaves at night; has a bark, but doesn’t bite?—A tree. Quite distinctive of a goat: also found upon a coat? —Button. What playing card is spoken for an aviator in the war?—Ace. What is the difference between a pugilist and a man with a bad cold? —One knows his blows and the other .blows his nose.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21365, 8 March 1941, Page 14
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115Riddles Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21365, 8 March 1941, Page 14
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