Why was the country of Phœnicia like an automobile? Because it had a Tyre on its border.
Why is the Empress of the French always in bad company? Because she is ever surrounded by Paris-ites.
What sea would a man like most to be in on a wet day? Adriatic (a dry attic).
How many Spanish noblemen does it take to make an Englishman run? Ten-dons.
What's the difference between an Irishman frozen to death and a Highlander on a mountain-peak in January? One is kilt with the cold, and the other cold with the kilt.
What county of England, if you dislike it extremely, would you run the chance of being stifled in? If you hate Suffolk, you would, very naturally, Suffolk-hate when in it (suffocate).
Two Spaniards went up in a balloon. The balloon burst. What nationality were they while coming down? The one came down a Russian (a-rushing); the other caught on a telegraph wire and came down a Pole.
When is a tradesman at the seaside, though in London? When he comes from Dover to Deal.
How many cows' tails would it take to reach from Boston to New York? One, if it was long enough.
What is more foolish than sending coals to Newcastle? Sending milk to Cowes.