CONUNDRUMS.
What odd number when beheaded becomes even?—Seven. What enlightens the world though dark itself ?—lnk. Why is “a” like 12 o’clock noon?— Because it is the middle of day. When is coffee like tho soil?--When it is ground. Why didn’t the ancients use slates and pencils?—Because they, had been commanded to multiply on the ftjee of the earth. Why is the business of an oculist a good occupation?—Because there is plenty of money in sight. Which is the most moral of all musical instruments?—An upright piano. Why did Adam bite the apple Eve gave him?—Because he had no knife. Why is a beehive like a bad potato? —Because a beo-hivo is a bcc holder, a beholder is a spectator, and a specked ’tater is a bad potato. ' What are the most unsociable things In the world ?—Milestones, because you never see two ot them together. Those who have me not do not wish for me; those who have me do not wish to lose me; those who gain me have me no longer.—A lawsuit. Why is there water in the water-melon?-Because- it is planted in tinspring.
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Waipa Post, Volume VII, Issue 325, 23 June 1914, Page 6
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