When is a young lady like an acrobat? When she shows her sleight of hand by refusing you.
Why is one stall of a two-stall stable like a pretty girl? Because it is seldom let alone.
Why is the root of the tongue like a dejected man? Because it is down in the mouth.
What part of one's head is fit to eat? An ear o' rye (awry).
Why cannot you make a venison pasty of buck venison? Because the pasty must be made of dough (doe).
Why ought venison to be only half-cooked? Because what is done, cannot be helped.
Why do sailors working in brigs make bad servants? Because it is impossible for a man to serve two mast-ers well.
Why are plagiarists like seashore lodging-house keepers with newly married couples? Because they are accustomed to sea-side dears (seize ideas), and to make the most out of them that is possible.
What is Majesty deprived of its externals? A jest (M-ajest-y).
Why is a cracker like death? Because it is a debt o' natur' (detonator).