RIDDLES.
What is it we often return but never borrow? —Thanks. (Sent by Mollie Jones.) What is the difference between an out-of-work sailor and a blind horse? —An out-of-work sailor can’t go to sea and a blind horse can’t see to go! (Sent by Sheila Eustace.) When are ships in trouble?—When they are in straits. (Sent by Noni Walker.) What table has not a leg to stand upon?—The multiplication table. (Sent by Muriel Hodson.) JOKES. FAST! “Mummy, is it lunch time yet?” “No darling; not for another hour.? “Well, then, my tummy must be fast." (Sent by Kathleen Copeman.) Sonny: “Mother, we’re going to play elephants at the zoo and we want you to help us.” Mother: “But what on earth can I do?” Sonny: “You can be the lady who gives them, peanuts and candy." (Sent by Joyce Copeman.)
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1935, Page 18 (Supplement)
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