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School: Valleymount

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Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
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Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 146

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    1. Why is a short man like a popular book? Because he is so often looked over.
    2. Why is the letter B lazy? Because it is always in bed and never in work.
    3. Why is the letter T. like an island? Because it is in the middle of water.
    4. What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot. A carpet.
    5. What is brought to the table but never eaten. A pack of cards.
    6. What is the dirtiest thing in a house? A clock because it never washes its face.
    7. If a man fell accidentlly, what would he fall against? His will
    8. Why does a cow look over the ditch?
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