Why are two watches given as prizes like a happy married couple? Because though they are two, yet are they one (won).
Why is a human being like an earthen jug? Because both are made of clay.
Why is a man with corns on his feet like a certain favorite vegetable? Because he is a toe-martyr (tomato).
Why is a bald head like heaven? Because there is no parting or dyeing there.
Why is the meeting of lovers like a battle? Because there is an arm-y presentation.
Why is a young man who seldom attends church, sitting in the pulpit of a leaky church in a rain storm, like one who constantly attends church? Because he is sitting under the droppings of the sanctuary.
If a general should ask in vain for martial music, what word would embody his request? Conundrum (can none drum?).
Why is a fancy dancer like an old-fashioned country woman? Because she reels and spins.
In what constellation are the two shooting dogs which never go down? In Ursa Major, the pointers; they never go down because they are not setters.
What bird made the Yankee dish, bird's-nest pudding, and for what other bird was it made? Why, it was the cook who (cuckoo) made it, and for the swallow, of course.