OUR PUZZLE CORNER

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1938, Page 14 (Supplement)

OUR PUZZLE CORNER

puzzles f6r tinks to solve. Answer to last week's riddle-me-ree: Cricket. i ... , this week's puzzles; Can you guess the answer to this one? It was sent by Roy Tprrill. My first means to spoil, My second a can; My whole is the name Of a .bdy or a man. . Or this? It was sent by Faith Thompson— I'm hard and brittle, so they say, But crystal clear as well; Take off my head and I will be A girl, as ybu can plaihly see. MIXED UP ANIMALS. (Sbnt by Joyce Lind.) (1) Semuo. (2) Deggohhe. (3) Roseh. (4) Tra. (5) Rede. (6) Cwo. Answers next week. jokes. HONK! HONK! "There's a man down there driving all his customers away." "Gosh, he must be crazy." "Not at all. He's a taxi driver." (Sent by Patricia Codk.) Motlier: "Tommy, wouldn't you like to have a nice frosted cake with seven candles on it for your birthday?" Tommy: "I think I'd rather have seven cakes and one candle, ma." (Sent by Molly Sim.) HOW RUDE. Hunter (relating his travels): "As I entered my cabin one morning I came face to face with a fierce gorilla. What do you think I did?" Pat: "Rernoved the mirror!" (Sent by Marjorie Hunt.) TONGUE TWISTER. Say this quickly— if you can! It was sent by Peggie Nuku. Susan shineS shoes and socks, Socks and shoes sliines Susan; She ceaseth shining shoes and socks, For shoes and socks shock Susan.

RIDDLES. What is the difference between a sailor and a seagull? — A sailor sails over the seas, but a seagull sees over the sails. (Sent by Gwenneth Pennington.) When is a farmer rude to his corn?— when he pulls its ears. (Sent by Lorna Niccolls.) Who was the Black Prince?— -The son 6f old King Cole (coal). (Sent by Lorna Niccolls.) Why is a hen always swearing?— Because it uses fowl (foul) language. (Sent by Beverley Blackbourn.) What is the best thing out?— An aching tooth. (Sent by Kathleen Nelson.) If 20 feet of an iceberg is above the water, what is below? — All the rest. (Sent by Olwyn Craft.) Where do you find sea without water and towns without houses? — On a map. (Sent by Carla Martelletti.)