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School: Rush (B.) (roll number 7624)

Location:
Rush, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Henry Moriarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 2

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    An inspector visiting a country school was asking a junior class questions. After some time he said "Now I want you children to ask me a question that I cannot answer."
    There was a long silence, and the inspector thinking that no boy could give him such a question started to laugh. But a small boy from the corner of the room stood up and said.
    "Please sir, if you were stuck up to your neck in a pool of mud, and a brick was thrown at your head would you duck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin