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Q.: When is the book of Nature interesting? A.: When Autumn ttirns the leaves. Q.: When is a house? like a bird? A.: When it has wings. Q.: What is a cricketer’s favourite pudding? A.: A good batter. Q.: Why is a clock like a discontented workman? A.: Because it is always striking. Q.: When is the sun most generous? A.: When it tips the clouds with gold. Q.: Why did the man call his rooster Robinson? A.: Because he crew so (Crusoe). Q.: What plant turns a boy into a man? A.: Thyme. ’Q.; Why are camels very unfriendly? A.: Because they always have the hump? Q.: What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen? A.: Time it was mended. Q.: What crack is never seen? A. : The crack of a whip. '
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 80, 28 December 1929, Page 24
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