Why is a watch like the moon? Because it presents halves and quarters and reports time.
Why is any divorced man like a man playing at ten pins? Because he has to pay an alimony (an alley-money).
Why is a woman, when blindfolded, like an ignorant school teacher? Because her pupils are kept in the dark.
Why is a ball discharged in the air like an article for soldiers' comfort? Because it is a blank hit (blanket).
Why is an honest poor man like a dishonest bankrupt man? Because they both fail to become rich.
Why is a beautiful woman at her marriage festival like one on horseback? Because she holds a bridal reign (bridle rein).
Why are the men appointed to wind up the affairs of a bank whose treasurer has defaulted, as bad as the treasurer himself? Because the receiver is as bad as the thief.
Why do architects make excellent actors? Because they are good at drawing houses.
Why is a blush an anomaly? Because a woman who blushes is admired for her cheek.
Why is a steel-trap like the small-pox? Because it is catching.