Riddles
RIDDLES FOR CHRISTMAS. What kind of tent could you live in all through the year?—Content. Why should swimming make people giddy ?—Because their heads are swimming. Why are chickens’ necks like door bells? —Because they are often wrung for company. Why are fairy tales like church bells?— Because they are told (tolled) again and again. Why are good-looking girls like a door knob ?—Because they are something to adore.
Why is a boaster like an indiarubber ball?—Because he is empty and full of bounce.
Why are horses unnecessary in the Isle of Wight?—Because visitors prefer Cowes to Ryde.
When is money damp?—When it is due (dew) in the morning and missed (mist) at night.
Three-sevenths of a chicken, two-thirds of a cat, and half a goat. What is it?— Chicago.
What is that which, if you take away all the letters remain the same?—The post office.
What men ought to be the strangest?— Pho'tographere, because they are always “developing.”
Why should not the number 228 be ■mentioned in polite society?—Because it is two (too) gross.
Why should children go to bed soon after tea?—Because when "T” is taken away night is nigh.
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Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 19
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193Riddles Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 19
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