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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   A man went to a farm looking for work. He was badly dressed & the farmer said, "You look very worn & I think you are of no use to me?
   The man said, "Often you would find a good boy under an old cover & often, a good man under an old coat".

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   Henry Jackson lived in the village of Kilmoganny. He was asked why he smoked so much tobacco & answered, "When you are so anxious to know, I will tell you. Some people smoke for fashion's sake, but I smoke because I cannot do without?

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   A man coming from a fair met another man going. The meeting place happened to be a bridge over a river.
   The man going to the fair said he would bring sheep that he would buy at the fair & the other man said he would not let him, so they fought & knocked one another into the river.

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   Twelve fishermen met on the bank of a river. They counted their number, but could only get eleven as each one forgot to count himself. They then [?] down the bank to look for the twelvth man.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridgid O' Sullivan

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   Female

   Collector

   Ella Dunne

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   Female

   Collector

   E. Phelan

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   John Forde

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   Male

   Collector

   Margaret O' Neill

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   Female

   Collector

   Mary Daniels

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   Female

   Collector

   Michael Hearne

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   Male

   Collector

   Michael Moore

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   Male

   Collector

   Patrick Dunne

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   Address

   Cottrellstown, Co. Kilkenny

   Collector

   Thomas Hurley

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