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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

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    Riddles
    Q. Why is a baker a silly fellow?
    a. Because he parts with what he kneads.
    Q. If a Farmer raises thirty bushels of corn in dry weather what will he raise in wet weather?
    a. an umbrella
    Q. Why should you not write a letter on your knees?
    a. Because letters should be written on paper.
    Q. what goes up the chimney down and would not come down the chimney up?
    a. an umbrella
    Q. Whats taken from you before you get it?
    a. your photograph.
    Q. What gets bigger the more you take from it?
    a. a grave.
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    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
    Joseph O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Bernard O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin