Which is the easier way to commit suicide, by taking laudanum or drowning? Ether (either) is good.
Why is Buckingham Palace the cheapest piece of property in England? Because it was bought for a crown and kept up by a sovereign.
What is the difference between a light in a cave and a dance in an inn? One is a taper in a cavern, the other a caper in a tavern.
Why are records brittle things? Because they cannot be lowered without breaking.
What is the difference between forms and ceremonies? You sit upon one and stand on the other.
Why is a door in the potential mood? It’s would (wood) or should be.
What is the difference between a man going up stairs and one looking up? One is stepping up the stairs, the other staring up the steps.
Why are birds melancholy in the morning? Because their little bills are all over due.
What is there remarkable about a yard-stick? Though it has no head or tail, it has a foot at each end and one in the middle.
If a man shot at two frogs and killed one, what would the other one do? Croak.