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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 002

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  1. Riddles

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    What turns without moving? Milk
    What head is it no hat can fit?
    Bray Head
    Why was Adam a good runner?
    Because he was first in the human race.
    Why is it impossible to steal a pair of shoes?
    Because one of them is always left
    If the alphabet were invited out when
    should u v w x y z go?
    After t (tea)
    If two white men and a black man were
    driving in a car, if the two white men ate the blackman what was the number of
    that car? 281 (two ate one)
    Why does a horse look over a ditch?
    Because he cannot look under it.
    Up chip cherry down chip cherry all the
    men in Derry couldn't climb chip cherry?
    Smoke going up a chimney.
    What keeps going and never moves?
    Why does a chicken cross a road?
    To get to the other side. How long did Cain hate his brother? As long as he was Abel (able)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr Matthew Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roundwood, Co. Wicklow