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   14 What kind of tea makes ones head the lightest?
   Insanity.
   15 What is the difference between sixteen ounces of tea and a girl using a typewriter? One weighs a pound and the other pounds away.
   16 Why was Adam a good runner? Because he was the first in the human race.
   17 Why is a policeman like an aeroplane?
   They both take people up.
   18 What is the difference between a bankrupt and a feather bed? One is hard up and the other is soft down.

   

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   19 What comes twice in a moment, once in a month and never in a thousand years? The letter m. 20 What turns without moving? Milk 21 'Tis black, 'tis white and 'tis read all over? A newspaper. 22 Why is the letter I the happiest of all letters? Because 'tis in the middle of bliss. 23 What can you fill a barrel with and still can't make it heavier? Holes. 24 What goes from Cork to Dublin without moving? The road.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Chris Broderick

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Knocknasna, Co. Limerick

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   25 Why does the cow look over the ditch? Because he can't look under it.

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