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(Sent in by Monica Berkhout, 37, Princes Street, Utuliuhu.) Q. Who should be the most useful soldiers in the dark ? A. The Light Dragoons. Q. When has a man four hands? A. When he doubles his fists. Q. Why is a baker a faithful friend? A. Because he's a friend in need (knead). Q. When is a fish like a bird? A. When it takes a fly. I ! (Sent in by Freda Kerlt'r.) Q. What Is it which we cannot do without, yet -we always turn it off? A. Gas. Q. When is a wall like a fish ? A. When it is scaled. Q. Why is a hat like a king? A. When it is crowned. Q. When is a tree like a book? A. When it has leaves. Q. What Jo we cut before we see it? A. A tooth. Q. If there were two ducks walking behind one duck:, and one in the middle, how many would "there be altogether: A. Three dticka;
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 4, 6 January 1937, Page 16
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