SOME SCHOOL HOWLERS.
" (Sent in by Isobel Morrison, R.D. Kaitaia.) The Mediterranean and the Red Sea are connected by the Sewage Canal. Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah. Gladiators give out a good deal of heat. Robert Burns had one son who was called "Wha Hae." A ruminating animal is one that chews its own cubs. Rhubarb is celery gone bloodshot. Charles 11. told the people they could get drunk, gamble or do what they liked. This was called the Restoration. They gave Lord Wellington a lovely funeral. It took six men to carry the beer. Dimples in a girl's face are dents inside out. The children of an archduke were called archdeacons. An antidote is a funny story that has been told before. A casserole is a garment that is worn by curates. Tennyson wrote "In Memorandum." —(Copied.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 138, 13 June 1934, Page 18
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