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School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

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    324 Why should potatoes grow better than any other vegetables?
    Because they have eyes to see what they are doing.
    325 When does a caterpillar grow good?
    When he turns over a new leaf.
    326 Four brothers running side by side yet they never catch each other up?
    The wheels of cart.
    327 What travels from Ballinamore to Mohill without moving?
    The train lines.
    328 What sort of ships do sailors dislike most?
    Hardships.
    329 Why is pepper like having a cold?
    Because it makes you sneeze.
    Hugh Reynolds, IV. Standard
    Main St,
    Ballinamore,
    Co. Leitrim
    330 If a warship carries nine cannons and each cannon weighs one ton what will the ship weigh?
    Its anchor

    330 If a warship carries nine cannons and
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim