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pillow.

Which is the left side of a plum-pudding?--That which is not eaten.

What letter of the alphabet is necessary to make a shoe?--The last.

If all the seas were dried up, what would everybody say?--We haven't
a notion (an ocean).

Why is it certain that "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was not written by the
hand of its reputed author?--Because it was written by Mrs.
Beecher's toe (Stowe).

Why is a fishmonger never generous?--Because his business makes him
sell fish (selfish).

What is that which works when it plays and plays when it works?--A
fountain.

What is that from which you may take away the whole and yet there
will be some remaining?--The word wholesome.

Why are fowls the most economical things a farmer can keep?--Because
for every grain they give a peck.

What coin doubles its value by taking away a half of it?--Halfpenny.

Why is it dangerous to walk in the meadows in springtime?--Because
the trees are shooting and the bulrush is out (bull rushes out).

Why is a vine like a soldier?--Because it is listed and has ten
drills (ten-drils) and shoots.

Why is an opera-singer like a confectioner?--Because she deals in
ice-creams (high screams).

If a man who is carrying a dozen glass lamps drops one, what does he
become?--A lamp lighter.

What belongs to yourself, but is used more by your friends than by
yourself?--Your name.

Why is a spider a good correspondent?--Because he drops a line at
every post.

When is the clock on the stairs dangerous?--When it runs down.

Why is the letter "k" like a pig's tail?--Because it comes at the
end of pork.

What is the keynote to good manners?--B natural.

Why is a five-pound bank-note much more profitable than five
sovereigns?--Because when you put it in your pocket you double it,
and when you take it out you will find it in-creases.

Why is a watch like a river?--Because it doesn't run long without
winding.

What is that which flies high, flies low, has no feet, and yet wears
shoes?--Dust.

When has a man four hands?--When he doubles his fists.

What trees has fire no effect upon?--Ash-trees; because when they
are burned, they are ashes still.

What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an
engine-driver?--One minds the train and the other trains the mind.

A man had twenty sick (six) sheep, and one died; how many were
left?--19.

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