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School: Glin (B.)

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    Why is a teacher like an engine driver.
    Because one trains the mind and the other minds the train.
    How far can a rabbit run into a wood.
    Half ways. Because when it is half ways into the wood he is running out.
    Spell me a broken down ditch in three letter gap.
    Which is right "the yolks of eggs are white"
    The yolks of eggs are yellow.
    Three asses went up the road one was Doh the second was Ray what was the third.
    So you are an ass.
    There was an ass at one side of the river and a cotk of hay at the other. How did he get over.
    Ask the person if he will give it up.
    If he says he will say "the ass gave it up too.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Connor Barrett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shannon Lawn, Co. Limerick