School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
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- (continued from previous page)What is the most dangerous vegetable to have on a ship? A leak (leek).
Why was Moses the wickedest man that ever lived? Because he broke the ten commandments all at once.
Niddy Noddy two heads and one body? A barrel.
How many black beans will make five white ones? Five when peeled.
What was the first thing Adam planted in the garden? His foot in the mud.
Why is a hungry man like a glutton? One longs to eat the other eats too long.
Why is the wick of a candle like Athens? Because its in the midst of grease (Greece).
What is the difference between a donkey and a postage stamp? One you lick with a stick, the other you stick with a lick.
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