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    His foot.
    30. What is taken from you before you get it?
    Your photograph.
    31. Why do hens lay in the day-time?
    Because at night they become roosters.
    32. What is that which has neither flesh nor bone and has four fingers and a thumb?
    A glove.
    33. Why does a donkey like thistles better than corn?
    Because he is an ass.
    34. Why is matrimony like a besieged city?
    Because those who are in it want to get out of it, and those who are out of it, want to get into it.
    35. What four boxes govern the world?
    The cartridge box, the jury box, the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Connolly
    Gender
    Female