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RIDDLE

IF YOU'RE SO SMART ANSWER ME HOW MANY SIDES DOES A TREE HAVE?
TWO, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN

James Callow Keyword(s): PLANT (Q) ; RETORT

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula
RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-26-1972

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SMOKY THE BEAR RIDDLE

WHAT'S SMOKY THE BEAR'S MIDDLE NAME? THE.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-28-1972

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SMOKY THE BEAR RIDDLE

HOW COME SMOKY THE BEARS' WIFE CAN'T ET PREGNANT? EVERYTIME SHE
GETS HOT. HE HITS HER WITH A SHOVEL.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL

James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL OF FIRE PREVENTION

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-28-1972

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BLACK, WHITE AND RED RIDDLE

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? A NUN ROLLING DOWN A
HILL.

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-23-1972

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BLACK, WHITE, AND READ RIDDLE

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND READ ALL OVER? A NEWSPAPER.

Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; WINDSOR

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-22-1972

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RIDDLE QUESTION

Q. WHY DO DOGS WAG THEIR TAILS? ANS. BECAUSE THE TAILS CAN'T WAG THE
DOGS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 09-27-1972

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ELEPHANT JOKE

Q. HOW DO YOU GET 4 ELEPHANTS INTO A VOLKSWAGEN? A. 1 IN THE FRONT
AND 2 IN THE BACK

Submitter comment: TYPING ERROR? SHOULD BE 2, I THINK

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 10-15-1972

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ELEPHANT JOKES

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF AN ELEPHANT HAS BEEN IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR?
YOU CAN SEE HIS FOOTPRINTS IN THE JELLO!

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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CATCH RIDDLES

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN L.B.J. AND LSD?
THERE ISN'T ANY DIFFERENCE, ONE'S A DOPE AND THE OTHERS
A DRUG!

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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RIDDLE

WHAT'S THE LARGEST PENCIL IN THE WORLD?
PENNSYLVANIA!

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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WHY COULDN
THERE AREN

James Callow comment: KEYPUNCH CARDS ARE MISSING HERE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: ITAL
RIDDLE -- Riddle Question
Filter - Mature Content

Date learned: 00-00-1965

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Joke: Off-Color

HOW DO YOU MAKE A DEAD BABY FLOAT?
TAKE ONE DEAD BABY, ADD TWO SCOOPS OF ICE-CREAM AND A CAN OF POP.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

James Callow Keyword(s): PUN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 12-04-1972

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WHAT
A BABY CHEWING ON A RAZOR BLADE.

James Callow comment: KEYPUNCH CARDS ARE MISSING HERE
C

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question
Filter - Mature Content

Date learned: 12-04-1972

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WHY DO ELEPHANTS WEAR LITTLE GREEN HATS?
SO YOU CANNOT SEE THEM WHEN THEY TIPTOE ACROSS THE POOL TABLE.

Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-00-1972

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HOW DO YOU FIT FOUR ELEPHANTS IN A VOLKSWAGEN?
TWO IN THE FRONT AND TWO IN THE BACK.

Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans

James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST IN SIZE

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-01-971

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Ethnic Joke: Polish

WHAT DO YOU CALL FOUR-HUNDRED POLISH PARACHUTISTS? AIR-POLLUTION.

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Updated by TRD on 12-2010

Where learned: BOSTON ; Massachusetts

James Callow Keyword(s): SMELL BODY ODOR

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-00-1968

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Ethnic Joke: Polish

DID YOU HEAR WHO WON THE POLISH BEAUTY CONTEST? NOBODY.

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updated by TRD on 12-2010

Where learned: BOSTON ; Massachusetts

James Callow Keyword(s): UGLY UGLINESS

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-00-1968

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Ethnic Joke: Polish

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POLISH MAMA AND A HIPPOPOTAMUS?
ABOUT TWENTY POUNDS.

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Updated by TRD on 12-2010

Where learned: BOSTON ; Massachusetts

James Callow Keyword(s): WEIGHT

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-00-1968

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Ethnic Joke: Polish

HOW DID THE POLAK BREAK HIS ARM? HE FELL OUT OF THE TREE RAKING
LEAVES.

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Where learned: BOSTON ; Massachusetts

James Callow Keyword(s): DOING THINGS THE HARD WAY

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00-00-1968

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HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN THERE IS AN ELEPHANT IN BED WITH YOU?
THERE IS AN "E" ON HIS PAJAMAS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 01-15-1973

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