RIDDLES.
Why is a lazy boy like a Christmas pudding?—Because they are both the better for a good stirring up. When are peas like soldiers?— When they are shelled. (Sent by Robin-a-ree, Claudelands.) * * $ * What is taken from you before you get it?—Your portrait. Why is a dirty child like flannel?— Because it shrinks from being washed. Why is a washerwoman like Saturday?—Because she brings the close (clothes) of the week. Why is sympathy like blind-man’s buff?—Because it’s a fellow feeling for a friend. What is the best way to make a coat last? —Make the waistcoat and trousers first. When is a black horse (hoarse) ? When he has a cold. Why does a chicken run across the road? —Because it wants to get to the other side. (Sent by Lorraine Pardington, Frankton.) 4 * * * My first is in nearly but not in quite; My second’s in walking and also in flight; My third is in gate but not in door; My fourth is in house but not in floor; My fifth is in time and also in wait; My whole comes when it is rather late. Answer: Night. *
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18159, 25 October 1930, Page 16 (Supplement)
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