Why would a compliment from a chicken be an insult? Because it would be in fowl language.
Why is an aristocratic seminary for young ladies like a flower garden? Because it's a place of haughty culture (horticulture).
Why are deaf people like India shawls? Because you can't make them here (hear).
What is that which belongs to yourself, yet is used by every one more than yourself? Your name.
What tongue is that which frequently hurts and grieves you, and yet does not speak a word? The tongue of your shoe.
When may a man be said to be personally involved? When he is wrapped up in himself.
What is most like a horse's foot? A mare's.
Why is a horse an anomaly in the hunting-field? Because the better tempered he is the easier he takes a fence (offense).
What is a dogma? An opinion laid down with a snarl.
Why is a turnpike like a dead dog's tail? Because it stops a waggin'.