"CHESTNUTS."
Why is a piece of inky blotting-paper like a lazy dog ?■—Because a piece of inky blotting-paper is an ink-lined plane, and aD inclined plane is a slope-up and p slow pup is a lazy dog. Why is a beehive like a bad potato ? ♦—Because a beehive is a bee-holder, and » beholder is a spectator, and a specked 'tat or is a bad potato. Why was Henry VITL greater than Henry V. ?—Because Henry V. was a grcndw, but Heaiy 3?HX. yraa a twoder
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19838, 7 January 1928, Page 6 (Supplement)
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85"CHESTNUTS." New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19838, 7 January 1928, Page 6 (Supplement)
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