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   “As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.”

   

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   As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man. Answer, A penny Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire. Answer, A cake in a baker. Long legs short thighs little body no eyes. Answer, A tongs Two dead men fighting, two blind men looking on, two cripples going for the police, and two dummies crying hurry on. Answer, A lie. I have a red heifer she stands by the wall she eats all she gets and drinks none at all. Answer A fire.

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Dunne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Trumra, Co. Laois