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ALPHABET JOKE
WHAT DOES XYZ MEAN?
IT MEANS EXAMINE YOUR ZIPPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
ABCD GOLDFISH TRANSLATION
ABCD GOLDFISH? BABY, SEE DEE GOLD FISH?
LMNO GOLDFISH. THEM NO GOLDFISH.
OSAR GOLDFISH. OH YES THEY ARE GOLD FISH.
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
RIDDLE QUESTION
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ? "DKI"
A CRAZY, MIXED UP KID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL DESK
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-23-1971
RIDDLE
ABCD PUPPIES
LMNO PUPPIES
SMR PUPPIES
CMPN
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
RIDDLE (QUESTION)
WHAT IS THE POPE'S TELEPHONE NUMBER?
ET CUM SPIRITU TUO
PRONOUNCED: ET COME SPIRI TWO TWO OH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
QUESTION RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE POPE'S PHONE NUMBER?
ET CUM SPIRI 220
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLES
WHY IS THE LETTER K LIKE A PIG'S TAIL?
BECAUSE IT IS THE END OF PORK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-07-1967
BLINDNESS
WHAT HAS FOUR EYES BUT CANNOT SEE?
MISSISSIPPI.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PONTIAC
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
WHY IS THE LETTER A LIKE HONEYSUCKLE?
B ALWAYS FOLLOWS IT.
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT LETTER CAN YOU SWIM IN?
"C"(SEA)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT STARTS WITH "T," IS FULL OF "T" AND ENDS WITH "T"?
A TEAPOT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
HOW MANY PEAS IN A PECK?
ONE P.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-18-1965
RIDDLE OF THREE
IN A HOUSE LIVED ORR AND NOR. ORR AND NOR WENT TO THE STORE. THERE
WERE THREE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE BEFORE THEY LEFT. WHO WAS LEFT IN THE
HOUSE?
AND
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS SMOKEY THE BEAR'S MIDDLE NAME?
THE
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
MONEY
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NEW TEN DOLLAR BILL AND AN OLD ONE
DOLLAR BILL?
9 DOLLARS!!
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
RIDDLE
WHEN DID THE CHICKEN HAVE EIGHT FEET?
WHEN THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-18-1968
RIDDLE
WHAT IS A BIRD AFTER HE IS FOUR DAYS OLD?
FIVE DAYS OLD.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
MONEY RIDDLE
IF YOU HAVE FIVE BILLS TOTALING $63.00, OF WHAT DENOMINATION ARE THE
BILLS?
"YOU ANSWER THIS ONE YOURSELF," HE SAID
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
IF A DOZEN EGGS COST $0.26, THEN HOW MANY EGGS CAN BE BOUGHT FOR A
CENT AND A QUARTER?
12
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
HELL
WHAT DOES 7734 STAND FOR?
7734 IS HELL SPELLED UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR