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School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    q. What is half the moon like?
    Answer: The other half.
    Q. What is it that has a head and cannot get a hat to fit it?
    A. Bray-head.
    Q. What is the difference between a school teacher and Post-man
    A. One licks with a stick and other sticks with a lick.
    Q. Why does a woman look older sooner than a man.
    A. Why of washing.
    Q. What does 0 multiplied by 0 make
    A. Oxo.
    Q Four Old ford cars going over a bridge one after another . What time is it?
    A. tin after tin= ten after ten.
    Q. What is the difference between a teacher and an engine driver?
    A. One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Cullinane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick