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Enquire within upon everything
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Robert Kemp Philp
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56.
Conundrums.
These
are
simple
catches,
in
which
the
sense
is
playfully
cheated,
and
are
generally
founded
upon
words
capable
of
double
meaning.
The
following
are
examples:
Where
did
Charles
the
First's
executioner
dine,
and
what
did
he
take?
He
took
a
chop
at
the
King's
Head.
When
is
a
plant
to
be
dreaded
more
than
a
mad
dog?
When
it's
madder.
What
is
majesty
stripped
of
its
externals?
It
is
a
jest.
[The
m
and
the
y,
externals,
are
taken
away.]
Why
is
hot
bread
like
a
caterpillar?
Because
it's
the
grub
that
makes
the
butter
fly.
Why
did
the
accession
of
Victoria
throw
a
greater
damp
over
England
than
the
death
of
King
William?
Because
the
King
was
missed
(mist)
while
the
Queen
was
reigning
(raining).
Why
should
a
gouty
man
make
his
will?
To
have
his
legatees
(leg
at
ease).
Why
are
bankrupts
more
to
be
pitied
than
idiots?
Because
bankrupts
are
broken,
while
idiots
are
only
cracked.
Why
is
the
treadmill
like
a
true
convert?
Because
it's
turning
is
the
result
of
conviction.
When
may
a
nobleman's
property
be
said
to
be
all
feathers?
When
his
estates
are
all
entails
(hen-tails).
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