CONUNDRUMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18004, 26 April 1930, Page 16 (Supplement)

CONUNDRUMS.

What town is often drawn? —Cork. What trees have no leaves? —Boot What trade has the sun? —A tanning trade. What two letters make you sneeze? —K.N. What pets can always be eaten?— Crumpets. What plant is expressed by two letters? —I-V. When is a house like a bird ?—When it has wings. When is a wall like a flsh ?—When it is scaled. When is an apple like a flsh?—When it is a crab. What tunc makes everybody glad? —Good for-tune. When is a cherry like a book?— When it is read (red). When does a ship resemble snow? •—When she’s a-drift. What can lie on the water without getting wot ? —A shadow. What is the most musical country in Great Britain? —Fife. What place in London resembles a noisy dog?—-Barking. What nation produces the best perfume ? —The Carnation.

Why did the penny stamp?—Beoause the threepenny bit. why is the letter B like a Are?— Because it makes oil (b)oil. What kind of a bow is it that no one can tie ?—A rainbow. What was Joan of Arc made of?— She was Maid of Orleans. When has a man four hands?— When he doubles his fists. What sort of a tree tan you hold at arm’s length?—A palm. What place should a glutton be sent to? —To Eaton (Eton). Why is education like a tailor?— Because it forms our habits. Which flsh has its eyes closest together?—The smallest flsh. What town does a dirty child hate most?—Bath, of course. Where should a man go when short of money?—To ■work. What is the only thing that can live in a fire? —A live coal. Why is a lost article like a fog?— Because it is mist (missed). When is a bar of iron like a bad note?—When it is forged. What building has a thousaas stories?—The public library.