CAN YOU GUESS?

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 20 (Supplement)

CAN YOU GUESS?

(Sent by. “Bush Ranger.”) What key can’t you turn?—A donkey. Long legs,' crooked thighs, little head and no eyes. What am I?—Fire tongs. What does an empty box contain? — Plenty of room. '. What’s all over the house?—The roof. (Sent by Eileen Richardson.) . What has only a nose left when it Idses one eye?—Noise. ’ i . . What game do the waves play ?— Pitch and toss.. z What bird never sings?—The ladybird. " ... .. ; (Sent by Pat Brown.). ■ .When is it dangerous to visit, the country?—When the hedges are shooting and the bulrushes'out. Why should you fold up a bank-note? —Because you find it increases. (Sent by Joyce Burton.) As I was walking over London bridge I met a man. He took off his coat and drew, off his hat. What do you think his name was?—Andrew.. Why did the garden ' fence it saw the window box. Who was the smallest man in .history ?—The Roman soldier who went to sleep on his watch. (Sent by Gwen .) When is a horse not a horse?—When it is turned into a paddock. A little house full of meat, no windows, no doors, to get in to eat. What am I?—An egg. I went to America and stopped there; I came back, because- I never.. went there! What am 1?—A watch. When is a hedgehog not a hedgehog? —'When it is rolled into a ball. (■Sent by Peggy Smith.) What is the longest night in the year?—A fortnight. . What is it that a blind man can al : ways see?—A good joke, of course. What is always hot on a cold day?— Mustard. Why do hens always lay eggs in the daytime?—Because at night they become robsters. (gent by’ Beth : Greig.) How many sides has a circle?—Two—an inside and an outside. Why is a collier like a canary?—Because he is brought up in "a cage and hasto pick for a living. Spell “expediency” in five letters. — XPDNC! Why is a short negro like a white man?—Because he’s, not a tall black. (Not at all black). ’ What makes the ni’ost indigestible supper there is?—To bolt the street doors at night! ICE AND PRICE. •. • ‘When water becomes'ice,” said the professor, “what is the greatest change that takes place?” ■ . ' ) “The price, sir.”

TO RAISE 'A LAUGH. ■ ts J (Senti/by Hilda Ruskin.) - A little boy was asked to add 10 and 5, which he could not do. The teacher: If I gave your mother £lO and your father gave her £5 what would, she have? Little boy:. A fit. (Sent by Peggy Smith.) Dad: Now don’t ask me another ques-, tion. Little boys should not be inquisitive. , Billy: What’s inquisitive, Dad? ) ('Sent by Beth Greig.) Small boy: I want some medicine to make people thinner, please’.- 'd' l '’ l Chemist: Anti-fat? Small boy: No, uncle fat. Ma, showing son round British Museum: These things are called mummies Jimmy, , , Jimmy; Yes, I see, Ma, but what worries me is where are the daddies. A MYSTERIOUS SENTENCE. (Sent by Merle Druce.) Here is a sentence written in a kind of- .secret •; code. Can. y-qu undej. - stahd what it means? ’ ~ ‘ C notice stand . ground head 2 the plan of The solution is: ' , See notice overhead to understand the! plan of underground. - • , . A TONGUE TWISTER. • \ (Sent by Mirren' Reed.) 'Six'thick thistle sticks. . The ■answer ,to last; week’s), jumldcd word is, “Sleeplessness.” /' • ";.l ■