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Think Twice

A RIDDLEMEREE. My first is in Jean, but. not in Phil. My second's in Maud, but not in Will. My third is in Ruth, but not in Jack. My fourth is in Eunice, but not in Mac. My fifth is in Emly but not in Rob. My sixth is in Joan but not in Bob. My whole is a season when orchards we rob. —Autumn. —Cousin Mavis Muirhead. 1— Who is that greatest peer England ever produced? —Shakespeare. 2 — What is the greatest verse in existence ? —The Universe. 3— What is the grandest stand ever made for civilization? —lnkstand. 4 — What volume is sure to bring tears into your eyes ? —A volume of smoke. 5— Name me and you break me? —Silence. 6 — What is that which we return yet never borrow ? —Thanks. 7— What is it which the common sort is the best ? —Sense. 8— Name the bird which, if you do not, you must die? —Swallow. ‘ 9 — What is yours, vol is used by others more than yourself? —Your name. 10 — Wliat is better than presence of mind in a railway accident ? —Absence of body. 11— What is most like a cat’s tail? —A kitten’s. 12 — What is the easiest thing for a nigger to do? —Keep dark. ’ 13 — What makes a pair of boots? —Two boots. —Cousin Russell Hickin.

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Southland Times, Issue 20771, 11 May 1929, Page 22

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Think Twice Southland Times, Issue 20771, 11 May 1929, Page 22

Think Twice Southland Times, Issue 20771, 11 May 1929, Page 22