Once, again, Mr. Punch, with my help, is offering up a true Victorian riddle. The first person to answer correctly--by posting in the comments--will receive public congratulations. Be on the look-out! Sometimes--not today, because, frankly, again, I don't feel like it--the winner will receive a fabulous prize from our online store.
So, here's this week's riddle. We ask that you don't Google the answer. Mr. Punch would find that rather unsporting and it might get you a slapstick across the noggin. Give it a shot and see what you can come up with. Here we go...
Which is the most miraculous animal in the farmyard?
And, the answer is...
The PIG for it is first killed, and, then it is "cured."
Public Congratulations to Darcy and Dashwood who, in combining their answers, came to the correct conclusion!
Come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
The PIG for it is first killed, and, then it is "cured."
Public Congratulations to Darcy and Dashwood who, in combining their answers, came to the correct conclusion!
Come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
14 comments:
The goat because he's the butt of the joke. And because goats are awesome.
Um, April, I'm glad you think goats are awesome. Good for you! But, no.
Chicks. Because farmers like chicks?
Well, Sam, I'm sure many farmers do like chicks. But, there's nothing too miraculous about that. So, no.
The chicken because she created the Easter egg.
Good thinking, Gene. But, that's not what I was going for.
The cow is mira-cow-lous?
Very clever. Still not right, but, clever.
The spider, because they can spin webs that can save the lives of pigs? At least that's what happened in Charolette's web.
You are on the right track, Darcy! Closest answer yet!
Butterflies. They start out as caterpillars and end up as another creature.
Otherwise, to pick up on Darcy's close call, Pigs. They can turn into "unexpected" bacon.
Yes, Dashwood. Your joking Homer Simpson reference actually hints at the correct answer.
So, I will offer public congratulations to both you and Darcy for your combined efforts.
The answer is...
The pig because it is first killed and then "cured."
Yay!
Thank you, Joseph.
To quote Ogden Nash,
"The Pig, if I am not mistaken,
Supplies us with sausage, ham and bacon.
Some way it's because his heart is big.
I say it's stupid of the pig."
Ha! Yay!
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