School: Gowran (roll number 15365)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Michael Phelan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 178
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Ques. On what side of a jug is the handle.
Ans. The outside.Ques. What is everybody doing at the same time.
Ans. Growing old.Ques. What kind of men go to Heaven.
Ans. Dead men.Ques. Why are postage stamps like lazy schoolboys.
Ans. Because their backs have to be licked to make them stick to their letters..Ques Who is it marries many a wife yet lives single all his life.
Ans. A Priest.Ques What is a kiss.
Ans. Nothing divided by two.Ques. If a boy got sixpence for walking 30 miles what would he get for walking 100 miles.
Ans Sore feet.
