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RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A: NEWSPAPER.
Data entry tech comment: 7 OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM (PLAY ON WORDS) ; NATURAL PHENOMENON (Q) COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-12-1965
RIDDLE
Q: WHY DID THE LADY OPEN HER PURSE OUTSIDE?
A: SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; CONUNDRUM ; MONETARY (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-20-1968
LIGHT TREE
WHAT TREE CAN YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND?
A PALM TREE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHERE HE LEARNED THIS
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): BODY PART PLANT STRENGTH ; CONUNDRUM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-12-1967
SUCCESS
WHO IS A SUCCESSFUL FARMER?
A MAN OUTSTANDING IN HIS FIELD.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHERE HE LEARNED THIS
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; DEAD METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-04-1967
CANDLE TALK
WHAT DID ONE CANDLE SAY TO THE OTHER CANDLE?
ARE YOU GOING OUT TONIGHT?
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-22-1967
WET MELONS
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH WATER IN A WATERMELON?
BECAUSE IT WAS PLANTED IN THE SPRING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; SEASON FRIUT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-22-1967
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DONKEY AND A POSTAGE STAMP?
ONE YOU LICK WITH A STICK THE OTHER YOU STICK WITH A LICK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS SPOONERISM CONUNDRUM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-30-1967
WHEN IS A BOY NOT A BOY?
WHEN HE'S A-BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-23-1967
WHAT HAS FOUR WHEELS AND FLYS?
A GARBAGE TRUCK.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TUNA FISH AND A PIANO?
YOU CAN'T TUNE A FISH
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
LOCKED UP
IF YOU WERE LOCKED UP IN A ROOM AND ALL YOU HAD
IN THE ROOM WAS A BED AND A CALENDAR
HOW WOULD YOU SURVIVE?
DRINK FROM THE SPRINGS OF THE BED, AND
EAT THE DATES OFF THE CALENDAR.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS JOKE WHEN I WAS LIVING IN DETROIT FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
DARKNESS
IF YOU WERE IN A COMPLETELY DARK ROOM WHERE THERE
WAS NO EXIT AND ALL THERE WAS IN THE HOLE WAS A
MIRROR, HOW COULD YOU GET OUT?
LOOK IN THE MIRROR TO SEE WHAT YOU SAW,
TAKE THE SAW AND SAW A HOLE THROUGH THE WALL TO GET OUT.
Submitter comment:
THIS RIDDLE WENT AROUND AND WAS QUITE
POPULAR WHEN I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
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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
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; GEORGE WASHINGTON ; HISTORICAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
ELEPHANT JOKE
QUESTION: WHAT DID THE GRAPE SAY WHEN THE ELEPHANT STEPPED ON IT?
ANSWER: NOTHING, IT JUST LET OUT A LITTLE WHINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; RIDDLE JOKE: ELEPHANTS
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON WINE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-10-1968
RIDDLE
WHY IS A RIVER RICH?
ANSWER: BECAUSE IT HAS TWO BANKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; RIDDLING QUESTION
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON BANK
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
IF YOU PUT THREE DUCKS INTO A BOX, WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?
A BOX OF QUACKERS.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; FOWL: DUCKS ; NUMBERS: THREE
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON CRACKERS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
WHY DOESN'T SWEDEN EXPORT CATTLE?
BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO KEEP HER STOCKHOLM}
Where learned: OHIO ; Sylvania
Keyword(s): ANIMALS: CATTLE ; CONUNDRUM
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON STOCK HOME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GUITAR AND A TUNA FISH?
YOU CAN TUNE A GUITAR, BUT YOU CAN'T TUNE A FISH.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; FISH: TUNA FISH
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-10-1971
RIDDLE
WHY DID THE LITTLE RED HOUSE CALL FOR A DOCTOR?
BECAUSE IT HAD A WINDOW PANE.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON PAIN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-05-1967