(Sent by Jean Thomas.) Who was the most cheerful writer?— Samuel Smiles. (Sent by Walter Clark.) Why does a hen peck a dish?—Because it can’t lick it. Why does a king wear red, white and blue braces? —To keep his trousers up. (Sent by Margaret Murray.) Why is a donkey looking over the gate like a penny?—Because his head is on one side and his tail on the other. Who is little Miss Notti-coat? —A candle. As white as snow, as green as grass, as red as fire, as black as ink and good to eat' after all? —A blackberry. When is a sheep not a sheep?—When it is turned into a pen. RIDDLES. When does a bird appear to have been of use to a barber? —When it is a wet owl (towel). When should a captured savage gaze politely ?.—When he has to civilise (two civil eyes).- ■ , . i
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 May 1930, Page 24 (Supplement)
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