Why is a waiter like a race-horse? Because he runs for cups, and plates, and steaks (stakes).
What sort of a day would be a good one to run for a cup? A muggy one.
Why are sugar-plums like race-horses? Because the more you lick them the faster they go.
What extraordinary kind of meat is to be bought in the Isle of Wight? Mutton from Cowes.
Why ought a greedy man to wear a plaid waistcoat? To keep a check on his stomach.
What wine is both food and drink? Port wine with a crust.
When a church is burning, what is the only part that runs no chance of being saved? The organ, because the engine can’t play upon it.
When does a farmer double up a sheep without hurting it? When he folds it.
When are sheep stationery? When turned into pens, and into paper when fold-ed.