School: Kilcoskan, The Ward
- Location:
- Kilcoskan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: (name not given)
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17/10/38
Q, Hairy in and hairy out, hairy into Mary's mouth. What's that?
A. The leg of a man's stocking.
Q. What is it you break and still you don't break it?
A. Silence
Q. Why does a hen cross the road?
A. To get to the other side.
Q. What is it that goes round and round the wood but still never touches the wood?
A. A shadow
Q. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty got a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men could not put H D up on that wall again. What that?
A. An egg(continues on next page)
