School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)

Location:
Rosenallis, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs L. Dagg
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    What animal goes with four legs in the morning,two in the middle of the day and three in the evening?
    A man, When he is a baby he walks on his hands and feet,when he is a young man he walks on his two feet and when he's old he walks with his two feet and a stick.
    Why is an angry man like fifty nine minutes past twelve?
    Because he is just going to strike one.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Warren
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Laois