Mind Sharpeners
WHATS AND WHYS. 1. Little Miss Netticoat, in a white petticoat, the longer she stands the shorter she grows? —A candle. 2. What skins make good slippers? —Banana skins. 3. What man never turns to the left? —A wheelwright. 4. Why is the figure nine like a peacock ? —Because it is nothing without its tail. 5. How would you turn a tea-table into food? —Take away the “t” and it will be “eatable.” 6. Why do white sheep give more wool than black ones? —There are more of them. BIRD ACROSTIC. HOE ERA RUG O I L NEE The birds are Heron and Eagle. OUR WEEKLY ACROSTIC. SAM COBRA HORNS OVERCOAT OGRE LAUGHTER Solution:—Schoolmaster. WORD DIAMOND. R RAY RACES YES S Results: Zoe Smith, 174; Hilda Voice, 35; Godfrey Heward, 37; Joyce Skinner, 334; Kitty Ericsen, 32; Noel McLay, 39.
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Southland Times, Issue 20201, 11 June 1927, Page 23 (Supplement)
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142Mind Sharpeners Southland Times, Issue 20201, 11 June 1927, Page 23 (Supplement)
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