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   Why does a clock look bashful? Because its hands are always before its face. As round as an apple, As peed as a cup, All the men in Derry, Could not lift it up. A Well. As round as an apple, As flat as a pan, One side a woman, the other a man, A Penny. If you rode five miles on a donkey where would you get down? On a goose's back. Where was Moses when his candle went out? In the dark Why does a man sneeze thrice? Because he cannot help it. What is the first thing you do when you go into bed? Spoil it. What is the first part of you that

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Attracta Keane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tobertelly, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Cooke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tobertelly, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Keane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tobertelly, Co. Sligo