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Latsey, Co. Cavan
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    What is most like a cats tail?
    A kittens tail
    If you want a good servant why should you choose a chimney sweep?
    Because he is sure to suit you.
    If cheese comes after meat what comes after cheese?
    A mouse.
    Why is the letter A like a honeysuckle?
    Because a B follows it.
    What is that which no one wishes to have yet no one wishes to lose?
    A bald head.
    Why are sailors bad horsemen?
    Because they generally ride on the main.
    Why is a pigs tail like a knife?
    Because it is flourished over the ham.
    What flowers most resemble a bulls mouth?
    A cowslip.
    Why dopes a piebald pony never pay toll
    Because his master pays it for him.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Gibson
    Gender
    Male