School: Meelick (B.)

Location:
Meelick, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Néill
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    Why is the letter k like a pig's tail?

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    Because they are after a long march.
    Two white men and one black man went in a motor car one day. If the two white man ate the one black man, what was the number of the car? 281.
    If all the countries were thrown in together which of them would break? China.
    When is a sailor not a sailor? When he is aloft.
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    What is put in the corner and goes around the world?

    What is put in the corner and goes around the world? A stamp on a letter.
    What cap do you wear but never on your head? The cap of your knee.
    What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella.
    What comes in the door and goes out read? A telegram.
    What is the biggest bridge in the world and what is the smallest one? The rainbow and the bridge of your nose.
    What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a post-office boy? The stick with a lick and the other lick with a stick.
    As I was passing a pillar I saw three
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