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School: Seskin, Donard

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Seskin, Co. Wicklow
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    Paddy Keogh,
    Coolinony,
    Seskin
    Q. What two letters form the name of an English county?
    A. S.X.
    Q. Why were Adam and Eve said to be a gramatical anomaly?
    A. Because they were two relatives without an antecedent.
    Q. Where was Moses when the light went out?
    A. In the dark.
    Q. What is the difference between a cross master and a postage stamp?
    A. One licks with a stick and the other sticks with a lick.
    Q. Why do sculptors die horrible deaths?
    A. Because the make faces and busts.
    Q. Why is hot bread like a caterpillar?
    A. Because it is the grub that makes the butter fly.
    Q. Why (dose) does the collector at the railway station punch a hole in your ticket?
    A. To let you pass through.
    Q. What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a hearth rug?
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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
    Paddy Keogh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Coolmoney, Co. Wicklow