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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. Two legs, two heads and a nail in the middle what is that?
    A. A pair is sissors.
    Q. Where was Moses when the light went out?
    A. In the dark.
    Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.
    A. The sun.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lucy Tierney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greaghagibney, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs L. Tierney
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher