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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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    Riddles
    Q. Why is a pair of skates like an apple?
    A. Because they both caused the fall of man.
    Why do we buy clothes? Because we can't get them for nothing.
    What is the centre of gravity?
    The letter V.
    What three countries fit in a dish?
    Turkey, Greece, and China.
    What is the dirties thing in the house?
    The clock, because it never washes its face.
    Why does a miller wear a cap?
    To cover his head.
    What is the difference between the North and the South pole?
    All the difference in the world.
    What is under the fire and over the fire and still never touches the fire?
    A cake in an oven.
    How many kinds of trees in a forest?
    Two, straight and crooked.
    What toe gets no corns or chilblains?
    Mistle toe.
    A little white and round house, and it is full of meat, but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath