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School: Tobar Pádraig (roll number 4764)

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Patrickswell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Anraoi Ó Broin
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    Q. What walks along although it has only one foot?
    A. A stocking.
    Q. Why do you carry your umbrella with you on a wet day?
    A. Because it cannot walk.
    Q. Why is the letter 'O' the dirtiest letter of the alphabet?
    A. Because it has been twice in soot and once in oil.
    Q. Which burns longer a match or a candle?
    A. Neither; they both burned shorter.
    Q. What is the cheapest way of having supper?
    A. bolt the door.
    Q. Which is the smallest room?
    A. a mushroom.
    Q. What two letters can't we do without?
    A. 'O' and 'P', because we could not get "On" without them.
    Q. Why is a river like an elbow.
    A. Because it is always bending.
    Q. Why are blankets like railway trains?
    A. Because they go over sleepers.
    Q. Why is a trunk like two letters of the alphabet?
    A. When it is M. T.
    Q. What is the hardest thing about skating?
    A. The ice.
    Q. What has a tongue but no mouth?
    A. A shoe.
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    Language
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    Collector
    Annie Garret
    Gender
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    Age
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