FAMILY FUN

New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1911, Page 790

FAMILY FUN

Guess the Answer. Why does a dressmaker never lose her hooks —Because she has an eye to each of them. What is the difference between a cow and an old chair? —One gives milk and the other gives way (whey). Why are quinine and iron like the Germans? Because they are two tonics (Teutonics). Why is a . sleepy policeman like a rainbow ? —Became he rarely appears until the storm is over. Why is a little dog’s tail like the heart of a tree? — Because it is farthest from the bark.'*” What word, by changing a letter, becomes its opposite 9 United —untied. Why is a thunderstorm like an onion? Because it is peal on peal. What did the potter say to the clay?—Beware. When is a fowl’s neck like a bell? When it is rung for dinner. What is the difference between a fool and a looking glass? fool speaks without reflecting, and a looking glass reflects without speaking. What, is it that the fewer there are to guard it the safer it is? —A secret. Why is a pawnbroker like a drunkard?—Because ho takes the pledge, but cannot always keep it.