RIDDLES.
(Sent in by Daphne Smith, care New Zealand Railways, Huntly.)
Q. What is that which walks on four legs in the morning, on two at mid-day and on three in the evening? A. A man, who in the morning of his life crawls on all fours; in the noon of life he walks upright on two legs; and in his old age hobbles on two legs and a stock. Q. Why is it wrong to speak of the number 288? A. Because it its too gross. Q. Why was. the man about to hit somebody like a clock with the hands at 12.59? A. Because he was about to strike one. Q. Why is a chicken crossing the road like a smash-and-grab raid? A. Because it is a fowl proceeding.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 16
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131RIDDLES. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 16
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