Why is a steam engine at a fire an anomaly? Because it works and plays at the same time.
Whose best works are most trampled on? The shoemaker, because good shoes last longer than bad ones.
When is a boy in a pantry like a poacher? When he walks into the preserves.
Why are clergymen like brakemen? Because they do a great deal of coupling.
When may two people be said to be half witted? When they have an understanding between them.
Why is a jailer like a musician? Because he fingers the keys.
Why is a field of grass like a person older than yourself? Because it’s past-your-age (pasturage).
Why is it absurd to call a dentist room the dental parlor? Because it is the drawing room.
Why should a man never tell his secrets in a corn field? Because so many ears are there, and they would be shocked.
What part of a fish weighs most? The scales.