CAN YOU GUESS ?
Q. What age is the most deceiving? A. Saus-age. Q. State when the moon isn’t hungry. A. When it is full. Q. When does a silver cup run? A. When it is chased. Q. When are arrows nervous? A. When they are all in a quivver. Q. Why is a fishmonger never generous? A. His business makes him sel-fish. Q. Why did the thunder clap? A. Because it saw the lightning play. Q. What is worse than raining cats and dogs? A. Hailing motor buses. Q. Why can the World never come to an end? A. Because it is round. Q. Why are pen-makers very wicked men? A. Because they make people steel pens.
Q. Why are birds like farmers? A. Because they depend on their crops for support. Q. Why is the word repairing like every love story that ever was written? A. Because there’s a pair in it. Q. Why is a man who marries an heiress a lover of music? A. Because he marries for-tunc. Q. Why is a policeman like a rainbow? A. Because he generally makes his appearance after a storm. Q. Why is a lawyer’s mouth like a toll-bar ? A. Because it is seldom open but for money Q. Why should a beautiful woman never ride in a wagon? A. Because it is sad to see beauty on the wain. Q. Which has the hardest work, tea or coffee? A. Tea, because while coffee can settle down, tea must stand and draw.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19762, 18 December 1935, Page 25 (Supplement)
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