CAN YOU GUESS THESE?
Why does a hen fly over a wall? — Because it can't go through it! What fish beheaded will tell you to listen?—Shark (S-hark)! When is a loaded rifle like a muddy road? —When it is full of cart-ridges. What is always behind time? —The back of a clock. (Sent by Phil Aldous.) Why is a cook like a barber? —Because he dresses hair. Why is the Bank of England like a blackbird? —Because it often changes its notes. (Sent by Ronald Rowe.) What is the best butler iu the world? —An angry goat. Why are dogs like trees? —Because they have a bark. (Sent by Renee Startup.) Why is an infant like a small diamond? —Because it’s a dear little thing. Which is the most sporting of all : numbers? —Ten-is. Why is it useless to give food to a horse? —Because we know he cannot eat a bit. j (Sent by —. Lee.) When is water not water? —When it is dripping. 1 What bridge can no one walk? —Ihe bridge of one’s nose. (Sent by Eileen Piper.)
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1929, Page 20
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181CAN YOU GUESS THESE? Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1929, Page 20
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