SOME RIDDLES.
Why is IE the most forward letter-' in' the alphabet?— Because it is first in Everything,.,,....,., J::.:,;._;'.:. ■■ ■ :,\ ■■ •;'':;- . When is a boat like a knife ?— it is a cutter. ; - • ' - : ; i When can you cany water in a sieve ? —When frozen. Why is a lamplighter like a cowardly —Because he runs ; away from his post. . ■;': : ■ " '. -":' ji When is a boy not. a boy?— When be is a little cross. _ How many feet ; has a horsie ?—Six. Fore feet in front and two behind. What three numbers do.I mean Which placed together make nineteen? From which:, we take the .fourth of four And there remains an even score?— Take I away arid XX remains. ' What ar«::the' three degrees of getting . on in '..the world? on, get honour, get honest. «#■'.".,. • ' Which is. . the coldest river?— The 'Isis (Ice is.) . ''."'•-.'. '.'.', When:,-,are wo .all artists?— When wo draw long faces. .'. ' ,: v '. / ... . :, . : When does a lady knit without using knitting needles?— When she knits her -brows. ■■;'"'■'-' '~'•'. '■ i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 3 (Supplement)
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162SOME RIDDLES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 3 (Supplement)
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