Puzzles That Puzzle
RIDDLES.
RIDDLES.
(Sent in by Alison Corkill, Arutapu). Q. Why should kings be straight in their dealings? A. Because they are rulers. Q. What net is a bird? A. A linnet.
Q. Why do glasses often get broken? A. Because they are tumblers. Q. What bus first travelled to America ? A. Columbus, of course.
(Sent in by Phyllis Rawlings, Kerepeehi) Q. Why is London like the letter E? A. Because it is the "capital" of England.
Q. When is a pie like a poet? A. When it is "browning." Q. What tree do schoolboys dislike T A. The birch. Q. Why is bread like the sun? A. Because when it rises it is light.
(Sent in by Thelma Glucina, Oratie). Q. Why is there no such thing as a perfect day?
A. Because every day begins by breaking.
Q. What ia the difference between a champion athlete and the watch of a doctor who is counting the pulse of a patient ?
A. One beats the records and the other records the beats.
Q. When are roads very greasy? A. When they are dripping wet.
JOKES.
(Sent in by Colin De Luca, 2, Somerset Road, Mount Roskill). Bobbie: Is it true that money talks, Daddy? Daddy: Well, Bobbie, to-day I heard a penny whistle!
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 229, 28 September 1938, Page 21
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