Why is a wise man like a pin? He has a head and comes to a point.
Why is a Jew in a fever like a diamond? Because he is a Jew-ill.
Why may carpenters reasonably believe there is no such thing as stone? Because they never saw it.
What is that which is put on the table and cut, but never eaten? A pack of cards.
When does a farmer double up a sheep without hurting it? When he folds it.
What lives upon its own substance and dies when it has devoured itself? A candle.
Why is a dog biting his tail like a good manager? Because he makes both ends meet.
What thing is it that is lower with a head than without one? A pillow.
Which is the left side of a plum pudding? That which is not eaten.
What letter of the alphabet is necessary to make a shoe? The last.