158 ANGLING LITERATURE IN 



ANSWER. 



From the word Cod take the letter C, 



Odd you will appear and odd indeed you'll be. 



From the word Cod take the letter D, 



That will leave a Co or plural company. 



Take the C and D, and O will then remain. 



O is nought, and nought is O most positive and plain. 



C is every sounding the Dee a flowing river 



Cods are in the ocean but cods' sounds chatter never. 



If my guess is right, I trust you will confess it, 



And as a premium sought a cod, and quite drop it. 



CONUNDRUMS. 



When is a nosegay a fish ? When it is smelt. 



Why is a stingy man like a salmon ? Because lie is 

 scaly. 



With what musical instrument would you catch fish ? 

 Castanet (cast a net). 



What two fishes get most frequently trodden upon ? 

 Soles and (h)eels. 



When is a sharp lady's comb like a live lobster's claw ? 

 When it is tortoise- shell. 



Why is an oyster the most contradictious thing there 

 is ? Because he's got a beard without a chin, and you 

 are obliged to take him out to tuck him in. 



When is an apple like a fish? When it is a crab. 



