RIDDLES.
(Sent in Joyce Headland, Hauraki Street, Birkenhead.) Q. —When is a rock not a rock? A.—When it is a shamrock. Q. —What two letters of the alphabet remind one of ■an owl 1 A.—T.Z. (wise head). Q. —What hae no legs but runs very faet?
A.—Water from a tap. • Q. —What is that which we all get, we all want, and when we get we don't want ? ft A.—Sleep. Q. —W3ien do elephants have eight feet? A.—When there are two. (Sent In by Enid Paris. 23, Cromwell Road, Mount Eden.) Q. What precious stone often leads into a garden? ( A. A gate. Q. When does a clock hurt? A. When it-strikes one. Q. Why are the tallest people the most lazy? A. Because they are longest in bed. Q. Why is a bootblack like a sunbeam ? A. Because it .is his business to shine. Q. What , most resembles the half of a cheese ? A. TOia other half. Q. WiaJj vegetable should never be c#. - ried on a ship? M- Leeks,
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 114, 17 May 1933, Page 18
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171RIDDLES. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 114, 17 May 1933, Page 18
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