How many sides are there to a tree?—Two, inside and out.
What is that which happens twice in a moment and not once in a thousand years?—The letter M.
What sea would a man most like to be in on a wet day?—A dry attic. (Adriatic.)
Why is coffee like an axe with a dull edge?—Because it must be ground before it is used.
What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a troublesome boy?—One is to be well shaken before taken, and the other is to be taken and then shaken.
What makes more noise than a pig under a gate?—Two pigs.
When is a door not a door?—When it is a-jar.
What is the difference between a naughty boy and a postage-stamp?—Because one you stick with a lick, and the other you lick with a stick.
Why did William Tell shudder when he shot the apple from his son's head?—Because it was an arrow escape for his child.
What is that which the more you take from it the larger it grows?—A hole.