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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 233

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    A Because the bed won't come to us.
    Q Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten.?
    A Because 'tis gone out of your head.
    Q What is it - the older it gets, the smaller it grows.?
    A A candle.

    Q What is the difference between a lazy schoolboy and a fisherman.?
    A One hates his books and the other baits his hooks.
    Q What is the difference between a spendthrift and a pillow.?
    A One is hard up and the other is soft down.
    Q When has a man four hands.?
    A When he doubles his fists.
    Q Arrange eight sevens in such a way, using ordinary arithmetical signs that answer is 80.
    A 77/7 - 7 + 77 - 7/7 = 80.
    Q What flies yet has no wings.?
    A Time.
    Q Why are good resolutions like fainting ladies.?
    A Because they should be carried out at once.
    Q What part of a fish weighs most.
    A The scales.
    Q When is ten-shilling note of no value.?
    A When it is compared with a pound note, for
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrig Demesne, Co. Cork