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 Q. Who was the father of Zebedee's children?

A. Zebedee himself.

Q. Where did Moses go when he was full fifteen years old?

A. Into his sixteenth.

Q. How near related is your aunty's good- brother to you?

A. He is my father

Q. How many holes are there in a hen's doup? A. Two

Q. How prove you that?

A. There is one for the dung and another for the egg.

Q. What is the best method of catching rogues ?

A. There is none so fit as a rogue himself.

Q. Where was the usefulest fair in Scotland kept?

A. At Mullgay.

Q. What sort of commodities were there?

A. Nothing but ale and wicked wives.

Q. How was it abolished?

A. Because those that went to it once would go to it no more.

Q. For what reason?

A. Because there was no money to be got for them but fair barter, wife for wife: and he who