Show that twice ten is equal to twice eleven. Twice ten is twenty, and twice eleven is twenty-two (twenty, too).
What word of six letters contains six words besides itself, without transposing a letter? Herein—he, her, here, ere, rein, in.
When is a teapot like a kitten? When you’re teasin’ it (tea’s in it).
Why is a portrait like a member of Congress? Because it is a representative.
Why is a madman like two men? Because he is a man beside himself.
Who was the first whistler, and what tune did he whistle? The wind—“Over the Hills and Far Away.”
Why is an unbound book like a person in bed? Because it is in sheets.
Why is a drawn tooth like a thing that is forgotten? Because it is out of the head.
What is the difference between a glass of water and a glass of whiskey? Ten cents.
Why is a paper like a beggar? Because it is composed of rags.