Why is a watch like a river?—Because it doesn't run long without winding.
What is that which flies high, flies low, has no feet, and yet wears shoes?—Dust.
When has a man four hands?—When he doubles his fists.
What trees has fire no effect upon?—Ash-trees; because when they are burned, they are ashes still.
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an engine-driver?—One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
A man had twenty sick (six) sheep, and one died; how many were left?—19.
What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?—Yesterday.
Which is the best day for making a pancake?—Friday.
Which is the smallest bridge in the world?—The bridge of your nose.
What four letters would frighten a thief?—O I C U.