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RIDDLE QUESTION

WHAT DID GEORGE WASHINGTON SAY WHEN HIS FATHER ASKED WHO CHOPPED
DOWN THE CHERRY TREE?
HE SAID, "I CANNOT TELL A LIE, POPEYE DID IT."

Submitter comment: "POPEYE" IS A PUN ON "POP, I" THEREFORE A DOUBLE MEANING

Where learned: HOME ; 885 COVINGTON DR

Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; GEORGE WASHINGTON ; HISTORICAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 03-01-1970

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