Solutions to Riddles Contributed to Ellen Beard's Album

Why is the devil riding on a mouse like one and the same thing? Because they are both synonymous (sin on a mouse). Why is Titian's fat daughter Mary, like Cobbel? Because they are both many stones (a triple pun: stones, a measure of weight; Cobbel, Germany; and cobblestones).

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Published in:Dickensian 2008-12, Vol.104 (476), p.229
Main Author: Hanna, Robert C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Riddles
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Summary:Why is the devil riding on a mouse like one and the same thing? Because they are both synonymous (sin on a mouse). Why is Titian's fat daughter Mary, like Cobbel? Because they are both many stones (a triple pun: stones, a measure of weight; Cobbel, Germany; and cobblestones).
ISSN:0012-2440