School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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“What is put in the corner and goes around the world?”
(continued from previous page)living people. They were neither men, women nor children. What were they? A man, woman and child.
Why is a bar of toffee like a race-horse? Because the more you lick it the quicker it goes.
What is everybody doing at the same time? Growing old.
Why is a dirty boy like flannel? He shrinks from washing.
What is full of holes and still holds water? A sponge.
What is it there are no doors to and yet holds food? An egg.
What is the difference between a steep hill and a big pill? One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
What kind of wig can no hair dresser make? An earwig.
What turns without ever moving? Milk.
Why is a baker the richest man in the world? Because he has a lot of dough.
What's out on the table and never eaten? A pack of cards.
What side of a potato should you peel first? The outside.