School: Páirc Íseal (B.) (roll number 295)
- Location:
- Lowpark, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Caiside
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- (continued from previous page)back on Friday
A The name of the horse was Friday
Q When do you breakfast before you get up
A When you have a roll and turn-over in bed
Q How long should girls be loved
A The same as short ones
Q What was it that Adam planted first in the garden of Eden
A His foot
Q A golden pot filled with live meat
A A thimble
Q Why is a silk jumper like a piece of orange peel
A Because they are both easy to slip on
Q Why is a nearly-bald man like a greyhound
A Because he makes a little hair (hare) go a long way
Q Why is the cashier at a bank a well informed man
A Because he is always taking notes
Q If a chicken could talk why would it always curse
A Because it could only use 'foul' language
Q Why is Ireland the richest country in the world
A Because its capital is always Dublin (doubling)
Q Why is a waiter like a race-horse
A Because he often runs for a plate or a cup
Q What is that which lived in Winter, dies in Summer, and grows with its root upward?
A An icicle
Q What meat is never cheap(continues on next page)
