RIDDLES.
(Sent in by Allan Wheeler, Kakahi, North Auckland. Why is O the dirtiest letter in the alphabet'! Because it is placed twice in soot. What can you get in a jar, but never <ret out apain ? A crack. What hawk cannot fly? A tomahawk. When a clock strikes fifteen, what tin:e is it? Time to send it to a repairer. iSent in by Teresa Floyed, Totara Avenue. New Lynn.) Q. What coloured letters do we eat A. fireen peas. Q. Why is the sun like a pood loaf? A. Because it is light when it rises. Q. Why does a railway clerk punch a hole in your return ticket? A. To let you pass through. Q. What word in the English language is both sweet and sour? A. Tart. Q. What insect lives on nothing? A. A moth, because it eats holes. I
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 99, 29 April 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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