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   train, it's no good to the train, and still the train cannot go without it? The noise. Why does a hen peck a pot, because she can't lick it. As round a a griddle as flat as a pan on one side a woman on the other side a man. a penny. What can go up a chimney down and can't go down a chimney up? an umbrella. What is the difference between a school teacher and an engine driver? one trains the mind and the other minds the train. What is the difference between a blind man and a sailor in prison? one cannot see to go and the other cannot go to sea.

   

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   What is it that turns without moving? Milk. WHat two animals took the least luggage into the ark? the fox and the cock, because one brought a brush and the other brought a comb. Why is a read hearing like a mackintosh? because they both keep you dry. What can always change without being seen or moved? your mind. What part of a cow goes out on the gap first? her breath. What side of a cup is the handle on? the outside. what is it that is taking from you before it is given to you. your photograph. Why does a hen pick a pot. because she cannot lick it. Under a fire and over the

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peter Carey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Moate, Co. Westmeath