Why are the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes like sailors at sea? Because they are a-board.
How is a successful gambler always an agreeable fellow? Because he has such winning ways.
Why should the ghost in Hamlet have been liable to the window-tax? Because he had glazed eyes.
Why does a donkey prefer thistles to corn? Because he is an ass.
Why is a whirlpool like a donkey? Because it is an eddy (a neddy).
When would a bed make the best hunting ground?—When it is made anew for rest (a new forest).
Why are the labors of a translator likely to excite disgust? Because they produce a version (aversion).
Why is steam power in a locomotive like the goods lading a ship? Because it makes the car go (cargo).
Why was Grimaldi like a glass of good brandy and water? Because he was a tumbler of first-rate spirit.
Why is a man in jail and wishing to be out like a leaky boat? Because he requires bailing (baling) out.