Why is a false friend like the letter P? Because, though always first in pity, he is ever last in help.
Why is the letter P like a Roman emperor? Because it's near O (Nero).
Why is a fish-hook like the letter F? Because it will make an eel feel.
What letter is that which is invisible, but never out of sight? I.
How would you express in two letters that you were twice the bulk of your companion? I W (I double you).
What two Christian names read the same both ways? Hannah and Anna.
Why is the Isthmus of Suez like the first U in cucumber? Because it's between two seas (c's).
What word is there of eight letters which has five of them the same? Oroonoko.
Why is O the noisiest of all vowels? Because you cannot make a horrid loud noise without it, whilst all the others are inaudible.
What word contains the five vowels in their order? Facetious.