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   347 Black and white went up the hill. Black came down and white stood still, what is that?
   Ans. A black hen went up the hill to lay a white egg.

   348 What goes up the ladder with its head down?
   Ans. A nail in a man's shoe.

   349 What goes through the wood and never touches the wood?
   Ans. A knife in a man's pocket.

   350 Ink ank under bank ten drawing four.
   Ans. A woman milking a cow.

   351 Everything has it and so has a jug.
   Ans. A name

   352 What goes round the house and leaves a loaf in every window?
   Ans. Snow.

   353 Where was "Moses" when the light went out?
   Ans. In the dark

   354 What goes round the house and lies in a corner at night?
   Ans. A broom.

   355 There was a man one time and he was not in hell, heaven, nor any other dwelling place that man did dwell. Where was he?
   Ans. Jonah in the whale's stomach.

   Michael Seery, Standard.
   High St.,
   Ballinamore,
   Co. Leitrim.

   

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Seery

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim