CONUNDRUMS.
Why is a little dog's tail like the heart cl a tree?--Because it's farthest from ,t_»a bark. "^ Why is sympathy like blind man's buff?— Because it's a fellow-feeling for a ifcllewcreature. ; v Where was Sir Francis Drake going wnefe he was thirty-five, years old? -- Into an thirty-sixth year. ; What is the difference between a spendthrift and a feather bed?— One is hard uftj the other is soft down. Why did the. poet ask the woodman to "spare that tree?" —Because he thought: beg was a good feller. When does cannibalism occur iv EriglaritlT.j —When a rash man eats a rasher. What was Joan of Arc made of V—S_ was Maid" of . Orleans. .. What is' the difference between a grocer selling a pound of sugar and an apothecary's-' boy with a pestle and mortar?— One welets a pound, and the other pounds away. ■ What relation is the doormat to the scr»p-' er? —A stepfather.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 109, 8 May 1903, Page 2
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