School: Liss, Ballycumber
- Location:
- Grogan and Corroe, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sarah Howden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 006
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- 1 Why is the letter "e" like death? Because it is the end of life.
2 What is it that occurs once in every minute twice in every moment and neve in a year? The letter "m".
3 Where was Moses when the light went out? In the dark.
4 What is it that goes up the stairs black and white and come down read all over? A newspaper.
5 What is it that is alive at both ends and dead in the middle? A man ploughing.
6 Why is a man about to hit someone like the hands of a clock at 12.59? Because it is about to strike one.
7 What is the best key for unlocking the tongue? Whiskey.
8 Why is it wrong to speak of the number 288? Because it is too gross.
9 Why is the letter "f" like a banana skin? Because it makes afl fall.
10 Hangs and bears and never blossoms? A crane.
11 Why is a horse looking over a fence like a half-penny? Because there is a head on one side and a tail on the other.
12 Why are your feet like fables? Because they are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Cahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Island, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr P. Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
