Why is a congreve box without the matches superior to any other box? Because it is matchless.
Why was Phidias, the celebrated sculptor, laughed at by the Greeks? Because they said he cut a pretty figure.
Why are hot-house plants like drunkards? Because they have so many glasses over and above.
Why may a professor without students be said to be the most attentive of all teachers? Because he has only two pupils and they are always in his eye.
When is a maiden most chaste (chased). When she is most run after.
Why should a broken-hearted single young man lodger offer his heart in payment to his landlady? Because it is rent.
Why were the Russian accounts of the Crimean battles like the English and French? Because they were all lies (allies).
Why is a waiter like a race-horse? Because he runs for the plate.
Why is boots at an hotel like an editor? Because he polishes the understanding of his patrons.
Why is a very commonplace female a wonderful woman? Because she is an extra-ordinary one.