School: St. Cronan's, Bray
- Location:
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Patrick Mac Donnell
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22. Q. If a row of houses want tiling what two historical names should they call out? A. Wat Tyler Will Rufus (What tiler will roof us).
23. Q. What is nothing? A. A balloon without a jacket.
24 Q. How can you tell the time without looking at a clock? A. Look at a watch, of course.
25. Q. What is it that you can do and which your father can't do? A. Grow.
26. Q. When have sparrows four feet?A. When there are two of them.
27. Q. What is higher without a head? A. A pillow
28. Q. Which is the best way to look at a shooting star? A. With your eyes, of course
29 Q. What is it that has only one leg, and yet has a hat? A.A mushroom
30. Q. What kind of water never freezes? A. Boiling.
31. Q. What purrs like a cat, looks like a cat, yet isn't a cat? A. A kitten.
32. Q. What is it that never closes its mouth? A. A river.
33. What's the difference between a man and a light rain? A. One is a mist, the other is a mister.
