School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)
- Location:
- Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: R. Ó Luinn
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“What animal carries its own baggage?”
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“As round as a marble; as flat as a pan...”
As round as a marble; as flat as a pan; a whole woman, and half a man:
What is it?
A penny.
What has teeth and can't chew?
A saw.
What is cut on the table and not eaten?
A pack of cards.
Why is a cobbler the oldest man on earth:.
Because he mends the soles.
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