GMH posts from the Biggest Riddle Book in the World (warning: bad puns...lots of them)

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"Biggest Riddle Book in the World" is a book I quite enjoyed as a child.  And in some ways, i still do.  It was written by Joseph Rosenbloom, illustrated by Joyce Behr, and first published in 1976 by Sterling.

What did one mountain say to the other mountain after an earthquake?
"It's not my fault."

What happened when Abel died?
He became unable.

What is avoidance?
A dance for people who hate each other.

How do you get down from an elephant?
You don't get down from an elephant; you get down from a duck.

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If you had a million dollars and gave away one quarter, and another quarter, and then another quarter, how much would you have left?

$999999.25.

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What kind of doctor treats ducks?

A quack.

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What do you have to know to be a real estate salesman?

Lots.

Corporal Forsythe

<Cpl_Forsythe> I just made up a joke
<Cpl_Forsythe> when asked about Imperial's legitimacy as a unit of measure, what did Metric say?
<Cpl_Forsythe> "not furlong" AHAHAHAHAHAHHAH

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