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Wooloomooloo (A Riddle)

Here's a ridiculous riddle for you:
  How many o's are there in Woolloomooloo?
Two for the W, two for the m,
 Four for the l's, and that's plenty for them.

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  • Ahkam Moderators member
    March 26
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    what?

    8 o's in the word..in the sound there are 2..or..ok I dont know..here is one for you Mr. Dennis...
    Riddle: Three eyes have I, all in a row;
    when the red one opens, all freeze.

    ..
    ..
    ..
    ..
    ..
    .

    Answer: A traffic light.

    and one more,
    How many fulstops in the word fulstop.


  • November 14, 2006
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    :)

    From guest Hannah (contact)
    I loved it.
    I get it.
    It's funny

  • darkesthour
    September 5, 2006
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    Uh

    I don't get it


    • rufina caraid Moderators member
      September 5, 2006
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      Woolloomooloo

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolloomooloo,_New_South_Wales

      A link for the township of Woolloomooloo. Dennis, an Australian poet, wrote a lot of childrens poetry, Aussie kids in school often had his poetry read to them and they then had to use their imagination, spelling skills etc in order to answer questions about the poem, This one of course is spelling and counting - the answer being 8
      Clear as mud for a non-aussie
      Hope that helps
      Von


  • Ahkam Moderators member
    August 14, 2006
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