RIDDLES

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 264, 3 August 1929, Page 26

RIDDLES

Q.: What is it that people often take yet want to lose as soon as they have taken it? A.: A cold. Q.: Where are Redskins often found in New Zealand? , . A.; On tomatoes. Q. t Why is an airman like a spider? A.: Because he is fond of a fly. Q.: What fruit grows upon wires.. A.’.Electric currents. Q.: Why are some cabbages cruel ? A.: Because they have hard hearts. Q.: What flies yet lais no wings? A.: Time. Q.: Why did the garden fence? A.: Because it saw the water butt. Q.: Why is the letter E like London? A.: Because it is the capital of England. Q,: Why are deaf people always good? A.: Because they never erred (heard) ,in their lives. • Q.: How many foreigners make one angry? A.: Forty poles make one rood (rude). Q.: If a bear went into a draper’s shop, what would he require? A.: Muslin (muzzling). ' Q.: What letter of the alphabet does a schoolboy like best? A.: A capital T. Q.: What is the difference between noon, Sunday, and a railway ticket? A.: Noon is a piece of day, Sunday is a day of peace, and a railway ticket —well, that is what you always have to give up. Q.: Why should we always pity turtles? A.: Because theirs is always a hard case. Q.: What is the difference between a rich man and a little dog’s tail? A.: One keeps a motor-car aud another keeps a wagon (awaggin’). Q.: Why is a river like a watch? A.: Because It does not go long without winding.