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School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)

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Seosamh Ó Scealláin
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    A Collection of Riddles. 1/7/1938.
    Q. Why are five shillings like a King?
    A. Because they are a crown.
    Q. Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four?
    A. Milking a cow.
    Q. What is the weight of the moon?
    A. One cwt. because there are four quarters in the moon and there are four quarters in a cwt.
    Q. Why is the letter "D" like the cliffs?
    A. Because it is next to C (sea).
    Q. What tree is always sad?
    A. The pine. Because it is always pining.
    Q. In and out it is like a trout slippers wet and greasy?
    A. A person's tongue.
    Q. What is half the moon like?
    A. The other half.
    Q. Which is the oldest tree in the world?
    A. The elder.
    Q. What do Japanese put into their stockings at Christmas?
    A. Their feet.
    Q. How many legs has a Bombay duck?
    A. None, because it is an instrument.
    Q. Under water over water and never touches water?
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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 O Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennameade, Co. Limerick