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   When were there only two vowels? In the time of Noah (noA) before you (u) and I were known
   Why does a collector, at the railway, punch a hole in your ticket? To let you pass through.
   When is the sun cruel? When it tans to many people.
   How many peas in a pint? One.
   What three letters change a girl into a woman? Age.
   What happened to the bay who swallowed a spoon? It couldn't stir.
   What is that which a blind man cannot feel but can see? A good joke.
   Two n's, two o's, an l, and a d, put them together and spell them for me? London.
   What twon spells the same backwards, and forwards? Navan
   Why is a novelist a queer creature? Because his taile (tale) comes out of his head.
   Why are policemen, and postmen like the days of man? Because they are numbered.
   What is the difference between a smith, and a reliable horse? One is a horse-shoer, and the other is a sure horse.
   Why was Adam a good runner? Because he was firs in the human race.
   Why is the letter G like the sun? because it is in the centre of light.
   When is a smack like a hat? When it is felt.
   When should you lose your temper? When it is a bad one.
   Why is a miser like a man with a bad memory? Because

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Breda Stack

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockardbane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Cornelius Stack

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   59

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Knockardbane, Co. Cork