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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 2258)

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    13. Q. What is that a young girl looks for and does not wish to find.
    A. A hole in her stocking.
    14. Q. What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship.
    A. A leak.
    15. Q. Who was the straightest man in the world.
    A. Joseph because Pharaoh made him a ruler.
    16. Q. Why did Adam bite the apple Eve gave him.
    A. Because he had no knife.
    17. Q. Who was the fastest runner in the world.
    A. Adam, because he was the first in the human race.
    18. Q. What does a cat possess that no other animal has?
    A. Kittens.
    19. Q. What is it that's black and white and read (red) all over?
    A. A news paper.
    20. Q. Two fair ladies dressed in white one got fever and died last
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chrissie Keogh
    Address
    Grange West, Co. Cork