Riddles
(Sent in by Brian Spark, King Street, Hikurangi). Q: What one letter can spell donkey? A: “U” (You). t: * * » Q: What Is a mummy? - A: Please Miss a pickled Queen. Q: Why did the sausage roll? A: Because it saw the jam turnover. * * * * Q; Why did the butterfly? A: Because the spider spider (spied her). (Sent in by Francis Sydney Yern, Whau Valley. Age 9). Q; What pen ought not be used? A: A sheep pen. , * * *■ .Q; Why are washer-women tunny people? A: Because they put out tubs to get soft water when it’s raining hard, >•» * * * Q: Why did the chicken run across the road? A: Because he wanted to cross the other side. * & & Q: What is the difference between a grocer and a calendar? A: One sells dates, the other tells dates.
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Northern Advocate, 11 January 1938, Page 2
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134Riddles Northern Advocate, 11 January 1938, Page 2
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