RIDDLES.
Why is a camel a disagreeable animal? —Becauso it has always got its back up. Why is a crying baby in church, like a good resolution? —Because the sooner it. is carried o.ut the better. What relation is the door/bell to tho door mat?—lt is a step farther (father). Why is it dangerous to tlozo on a railway journey'?— Because tho train runs over sleepers. . AVhy is a.haystack liko a mouse?— Because tho cattle eat it. When does a chair disliko you1?— When it cannot bear you. Why, is siu col like a poet?— Because he 'a a long fellow. What would tho fish say :f tho sea dried up?—l haven't a, i ntiou (ocean).
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 82, 7 April 1928, Page 15
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116RIDDLES. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 82, 7 April 1928, Page 15
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