What one word will name the common parent of both beast and man? A-dam.
Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me? Kill—ill—skill.
What’s the difference between a bee and a donkey? One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
Where did the Witch of Endor live—and end-her days? At Endor!
What is the difference between a middle-aged cooper and a trooper of the middle ages? The one is used to put a head on his cask, and the other used to put a cask (casque) on his head!
Did King Charles consent to be executed with a cold chop? We have every reason, my young friends, to believe so, for they most assuredly ax’d him whether he would or no!
My first if ’tis lost, music’s not worth a straw;
My second’s most graceful (?) in old age or law,
Not to mention divines; but my whole cares for neither,
Eats fruits and scares ladies in fine summer weather.
Ear-wig!
Which of Pio Nino’s cardinals wears the largest hat? Why, the one with the largest head, of course.
What composer’s name can you give in three letters? R D T (Arditi).