School: Cushinstown (roll number 3146)

Location:
Cushinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Rita Dardis
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  1. 1 Why are washerwomen great travellers?
    They are continually "crossing the line" and going from pole to pole.
    1 Why is there nothing so modest as a watch?
    Because it is always running down its own works.
    1 When were there only two vowels.
    In the time of Noah (no A) which was before U and I were known.
    1 What smells most in the chemist's shop?
    The nose.
    1 Why is an angry man like 59 minutes past twelve?
    He's going to strike one.
    1 What was it Adam planted first in the Garden of Eden?
    His foot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cushinstown, Co. Meath