Think Twice
1— Why is a mirror like a great thinker? —Because it often reflects. 2 — Why is E an unfortunate letter —Because it is always in debt and danger. 3 — What does orange peels make? —Good slippers. 4 — What coin becomes more by taking some away? —A half-penny. 5— What .fruit is often found growing on wires? —Electric “currents.” —Cousin Marion Robertson. 6— When was beef the highest? —When the cow jumped over the moon. 7— Tell me a sadder sight than a giraffe with a sore throat ? —A centipede with corns. 8— How many ■'“as in one pint ? —Just one “p” in pint. 9— Why does a stork stand on one leg? —Because he’d flop over if he lifted them both. 10 — What stands all day on one leg and has its heart in its head ? —A cabbage. 11 — What is there between laughter and tears? —Just our noses. 12 — What gives a cold, cures a cold, and pays the doctor ? —A draught. —Cousin Doreen Kcir.
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Southland Times, Issue 21073, 3 May 1930, Page 22
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168Think Twice Southland Times, Issue 21073, 3 May 1930, Page 22
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