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    A Collection of Riddles. 20-6-1938
    Q. Which is the strongest day of the week?
    A. Sunday, because the rest are week days.
    Q. Which part of the cow goes over the fence first?
    A. Her breath.
    Q. Why is a toffee like a racehorse?
    A. Because the more you lick the toffee the fastest it goes.
    Q. What is one half of the moon like?
    A. The other half.
    Q. 'Tis in 'tis out, 'tis like a trout, 'tis slippery wet and greasy?
    A. Your tongue.
    Q. Brought to the table, cut and never eaten?
    A. A pack of cards.
    Q. As round as a marble as deep as a cup all the King's army could not pick it up?
    A. A well.
    Q. Two "n's" two"o's" an "l" and a "d", put them together and spell them for me?
    A. London.
    Q. What has a tongue and cannot talk?
    A. A boot.
    Q. What has an eye and cannot see?
    A. A potato.
    Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    A. Because she cannot lick it.
    Q. Black and white and red all over?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mc Keogh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carheeny, Co. Limerick