FAMILY FUN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 15 April 1909, Page 598

FAMILY FUN

Which may weigh the most, Scotsmen or Irishmen? — Scotsmen may be lighter, for while Irishmen may be men of Cork, Scotsmen may be men of Ayr. What is highest when its head is off? — A pillow. I went to India, but I didn't go there. I stopped there, but I came home again. — A watch. What fish is most valued by a loving wife? — Her-ring. Why should a man never tell his secrets in a corn field ? — Because so many ears are tliere. ■ Why is a seamstress always a deceptive woman? — Because she is never what she seems. Why may a barrister's fees be said to be cheap? — Because they are bar-gains. What do they do with peaches in California? — They eat all the peaches they can, and can what they can't. ' "What is the utmost effort ever made by a piebald horse at a jump ? — The utmost effort made by a ■ piebald (or by any) horse at a high jump is four feet from the ground.