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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 353

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    girl to be candid?
    A. Because she cannot be plain.
    Q. Why are washwomen great travellers?
    A. They are continually "crossing the line" and going from pole to pole.
    Q. Why are seeds, planted in the soil like a gate-post?
    A. They both propagate.
    Q. Why does the collector, at the railway station, punch a hole in your ticket?
    A. To let us pass through.
    Q. Why is the first chicken of a brood like the mainmast of a ship?
    A. Because it is a little in front of the main hatch.
    Q. What is the difference between a bottle medicine and a hearthrug?
    A. One is shaken up and taken, and the other is taken up and shaken.
    Q. Why has a horse six legs?
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Church Street, Co. Monaghan