SENIOR RIDDLES
Quest.: When is a ten-shiling note of no value?
Ans.: When compared with a pound note because it is worth less (worthless).
—Prize of 1/- to “Silver Bell,” age 11 years, Hastings.
Why is the sun like bread! Because when it rises it is light. —Red certificate to “Riro Biro,” age 12 years, Otane.
« * * Why are clouds like coachmen? Because they both hold rains (reins). What do we all take, yet want to lose as soon as we have it? A cold. Orange certificate to “Silver Poplar,” age 13 years, Otane.
* * * What fur is useless for keeping you warm? The fur in the kettle. —Orange certificate to “Top Knot,” age 11 years, Hastings.
* * « What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a hearthrug?
One is shaken up and taken, and the other is taken up and shaken. —“Silver Bell,” age 11 years, Hastings.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 160, 22 June 1935, Page 15
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