RIDDLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18091, 26 February 1927, Page 19

RIDDLES.

Wh\; did the butter run?—Because it heard the fire roar. When is a window-blind like a picture?—When it is drawn. Where can happiness always be found?—ln the dictionary. W r hy is a water-lily like a whale Because it comes to the surface to blow. Why are wagers like eggs?—Because they are laid. Why does grass resemble a penknife? -—Because the spring brings out the blade. Why are feet like certain old stories? —Because they are leg-ends. What relation is the door-bell to the door-mat?—lt is a step farther (father). Why is the sun like an unwelcome visitor?—Because it will not go out. Why is a joke less durable than a church bell?—Because after it has been told (tolled) a few times it is worn out. PUZZLES. ARITHMETICAL PUZZLE. John, William and James are three brothers. Their united ages are 47. Jasnes is three years younger than William, and William is five years younger than John. How .old are they? (Solution on Wednesday). RIDDLE ME-REE. My first is in chariot and also in cart, My second's in arrow and also in dart, My third is in Calvin and also in Knox, My fourth is in barrel and also in box, My fifth is in seven and also in ten, My sixth is in robin and also in wren, My seventh’s in sideboard and also in chair, My eighth is in travel and also in fare, My whole is a city growing apace, An Empire capital with plentyl of space. (Solution on Wednesday). ENIGMA. Men commonly say I am clever, Book learning I never could boast; Yet I turn the leaves inside the cover, And when I am found I am lost. (Solution on Wednesday). TONGUE TWISTERS. A cricket critic cricked his neck at »t critical cricket match. Seaside shingle seems splendid in sunshine splendour. An arrogant ass argued on alternative arithmetical answers.

LAUGHS FOR LITTLE FOLK. LEARNING FROM SANTA CLAUS. “ Georgie, who taught you to use those dreadful words?” “ Santa Claus, mamma.” “ Santa Claus?” “ Yes, mamma, when he fell over a chair in my room on Christmas Eve. A GENTLE HINT. Bobbie had been warned never to ask for anything at the table. One day at dinner his mother quite forgot to serve him, and, after waiting patiently for a while, he said timidly—- “ Mother, how long does it take a little boy to starve to death?” WELL SUITED. Foreman: “ Here, now, Murphy, what about carrying some more bricks?” Murphy: “I ain’t feeling well, guvnor. I’m trembling all over.” Foreman: “Well, then, lend a hand with the sieve.’ VERT PARTICULAR. A very fat man in a crowded ’bus offered to nurse a dainty little girl. She surveyed him coolly, then politely said: “ Thank you very much, but I’m afraid I should fall off; you breathe too low down.” HER FORETHOUGHT. A little girl was taught to close her evening prayer during the temporary absence of her father with, “ And please watch over my daddy.” It sounded very sweet, but the mother’s amazement may be imagined when the child added: “And you’d better keep an on mummy, too.” AN ANXIOUS TIME. A little girl who answered the telephone one day was surprised to hear her father’s voice. She began to cry. “ What’s the matter, dear?’ asked her mother. “ Oh! mummy,” she sobbed, “ how on earth shall we ever get poor daddv out of that little hole?” “Hi, sonny!” shouted an American motoring in the Kaiapoi district last winter, “ where’s the nearest dry goods store?” “There's none now, sir,” replied the boy thus addressed, “ all the village is under water.” A Hottentot chased by two crocs. Took refuge inside a big box. But he found when he hid That it hadn’t a lid To say nothing of bolts or of locks!