QUESTION TIME
What can never be right?— Your left hand. How deep is the sea?—A stone's throw. What comes after a mouse? —His- tail. Why do rivers run under bridges?— Because they cannot run over them. —Copied by Agnes Wasson (13). Why did the door-bolt? —Because it saw the tap run. . ■ - Why are soap bubhles like bruises? —They are. both made by blows. Why is the letter P like a Roman Emperor?— Because it is near O (NeroU i When is a soldier charitable? —When he presents arms (alms). —Copied by Betty Bradburn (14). When does a tree inake a good bed?— When it is down. —From Joyce Dabb (13). Whv is nothing so modest as a watch? — Because it is always running dowD its own works. .' , _ Why has a horse six locs / —Eecause It has fore (four) legs in front and two beh nd —Copied by Norma Croot (12).
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)
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150QUESTION TIME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)
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