MORE HOWLERS
ROBERT BURNS REVISED “The annual general knowledge paper at one of the city schools has provoked the usual crop of howlers,” says the ‘Glasgow Herald,’ “from which the following are chosen: — “Decalogue: Ten persons speaking at once. “Ascot: A war-time Prime Minister. “Hobson’s choice: Hobson’s wife. “Attic salt: Moth ball. “Mecca is associated with gramophone records. “Bedding out means hiking. “Rabbiting is what gamekeepers do. “The author of ‘Du Contrat Social’ was Culbertson. “Complete: O wad some power the giftie gi’e us. . . . Answer: To see some folks before they see us. ‘This variant reading of Burns voices as deeply-seated a wish as any the poet ever expressed.” Answers were given in an Aberdeen school recently. The head master , was examining pupils about twelve years of age. Question: “What is the other name for an unmarried man?” Much amusement was caused when a girl replied: “A gentleman.” “What are the people called who live in the Isle of Man?” Answer: “Maniacs.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 May 1934, Page 8
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