Queen Victoria supposedly said "We are not amused". Read "Old Groaners", and you will find some of the conundrums, or riddles, that amused the Victorians.
If you like the jokes you find in Christmas crackers, you will love this book! An ideal Christmas present!
Queen Victoria supposedly said "We are not amused". Read "Old Groaners", and you will find some of the conundrums, or riddles, that amused the Victorians. Why do some persons believe the moon to be made of green cheese? Because of the milky whey that surrounds it. Which is the way to make your trousers last? To make your coat and waistcoat first. Why is a guinea in the distance not worth a penny? Because it's only a far-thing. Why do little birds in a nest agree? Because if they did not, they would fall out. Why is a dead doctor like a dead duck? Because he has stopped quacking. What is worse than "raining cats and dogs"? Hailing omnibuses. Read about the background to "Old Groaners" at http://lulu.wikidot.com/old-groaners
Excerpt
Why are poultry always necessarily dirty?
Because they are foul (fowl).
What do we know of Adam and Eve that leads us to trace our origin to a fruit-tree?
We know they were originally the first pear (pair).
How can you drink a bottle of ginger-beer without breaking the bottle, drawing the cork, or boring it?
By pushing the cork in.
What sort of ball does our Poet Laureate resemble?
A tennis 'un (A. Tennyson).
Why should a novel-writer be an extraordinary-looking animal?
Because of his tale coming out of his head.
What animal has death no effect on?
A pig, because directly you have killed him you can cure him, and save his bacon.
Why is the water in Liverpool docks like a respite to a condemned criminal?
Because it flows from Mersey.
Why does a donkey prefer thistles to corn?
Because he is an ass.
When may a chair be said to dislike you?
When it can't bear you.
What is the best kind of shooting in winter?
To have coals shot into your cellar.
Why does a sailor know that there is a man in the moon?
Because he has been to sea.
Why is a reckless man like a man stabbing at a shadow?
Because he sticks at nothing.
Why are washerwomen the most inconsistent persons?
Because they put out tubs to catch soft water when it rains hard.
Why should you go to London by the 12.50 train?
Because it is ten to one if you catch it.
Why is a new-born baby like a storm?
Because it begins with a squall.
What is the difference between an honest and a dishonest laundress?
Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces is adult literature that satirizes famous children's stories, fables and fairy tales. The work is Jay Dubya's twenty-first e-book available in Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook.
