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School: Gowran (roll number 15365)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Michael Phelan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 176

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Ques. When should you lose your temper.
    Ans. When it is a bad temper.
    Ques. Why are long people more lazy then short people.
    Ans. Because they are longer in bed.
    Ques. What country appeals most to a miserly man.
    Ans. New Guinea.
    Ques. What three letters does a thief dread most.
    Ans. I. C. U.
    Ques. When is a plum pudding like a famous school.
    Ans. When it is Eton.
    Ques. Why is H the cleanest letter in the Alphabet.
    Ans. Because it is always in the middle of washing
    Ques. What is nothing.
    Ans. A footless stocking without a leg.
    Ques. What gets wet drying in.
    Ans. A towel.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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