When he makes a
poke-R and shove-L.

What did the old woman say when she looked into the empty flour
barrel? O I C U R M T.

Why did Noah object to the letter D? Because it made the ark dark.

Why are stars like an old barn? Because there are r, a, t, s in both.

What are the worst letters of recommendation? I O U.

Why is the letter D like a sailor? It follows the C (sea).

If I were in the sun and you out of it, what would the sun become?
Sin.

I am neither flesh, fish, nor fowl, yet I frequently stand upon one
leg; if you behead me I stand upon two; if you again decapitate me I
stand upon four. I shall think you are related to me if you do not
now recognize me. Glass--lass--ass.

Three letters three rivers proclaim. Ex, Wye, Dee.
Three letters an ode give to fame. L E G (elegy).
Three letters an attribute name. N R G (energy).
Three letters a compliment claim. U X L (You excel).

The beginning of eternity,
The end of time and space,
The beginning of every end,
The end of every race. Letter E.

One letter's a tree? U (yew).
One means to agree? A (aye).
One is to drink? T (tea).
One a bird, think? J (jay).

Now of letters that rhyme
You must guess them in time;
One is an insect busy all day? B (bee).
One is a river that wends on its way? D (Dee).
One is a slang word it is best not to say? G (Gee).
These two letters are not at all hard? E Z (easy).
These letters form a literary composition? S A (essay).
These letters will decompose? D K (decay).
These letters form a material to wear? P K (pique).
These letters do the best of all? X L (excel).
These letters form a tree? L M (elm).
The meaning of these letters is not full? M T (empty).

CHAPTER IX

GENERAL CONUNDRUMS

Why is a baby like a sheaf of wheat? Because it is first cradled,
then threshed, and afterward becomes the flower of the family.

What is it that is queer about flowers? They shoot before they have
pistils.

What is the worst thing to catch afire? Nothing.

Why is a man who has parted from his bed like one obliged to keep it?
He is bedridden.

What is the oldest coupler in use? The wedding ring.

Why are hot rolls like caterpillars? Because they make the butterfly.

What is the difference between a mouse and a young lady? The one
harms the cheese, the other charms the "he's."

When is a man thinner than a lath? When he i