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School: Greaghglass (roll number 11011)

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Greaghglass, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 052

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    Because they lie longer in bed.
    What is a kiss?
    Nothing divided by two.
    What did Adam first plant in the garden of Eden?
    His foot.
    What does the collector at the railway station punch a hole in your ticket?
    To let you pass through.
    What beats a good wife?
    A bad husband.
    What happened to the baby that swallowed the spoon?
    It could not stir.
    Why was Adam a good runner?
    Because he was first in the human race.
    When is a smack like a hat?
    When it is felt.
    If thirty two degrees are freezing point, what is squeezing point?
    Two in the shade.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hilda Erskine
    Gender
    Female