School: Dromlogach (roll number 10908)
- Location:
- Dromlegagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Laochdha
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- If a man had twenty patches on his pants what time would it be? Time to get a new one.
What turns without moving? Sour milk.
What man wears the biggest hat? The man with the biggest head.
If you got sixpence for walking three miles how much would you get for walking thirty miles? Sore feet.
Why is a watch like a river? Because it never goes without winding.
There is a little round and its full up of meat and not a door or window to let me in to eat? An egg.
Black and white and read all over? Newspaper.
A side car full of people went over a bridge and not a single one in it? They were all married.
Why is a black hen smarter than a white hen? Because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cannot lay a black egg.(continues on next page)
