The Empty Sack

Posted on December 26, 2013 by stfleming

Q: How many presents can Santa fit in his empty sack?Santa
A: Only one.  After that it is not empty anymore!

Explanation: The old empty sack trick!  This joke plays on the understanding of the words “empty” and “how many.”  The listener expects the answer to be a number, not an explanation.  But it is true- if there is one gift in the sack it is no longer empty.

About stfleming

Reader, writer, teacher, thinker and dreamer. Lector, escritor, profesor, pensador y soñador. I teach in Lima, Peru. Enseño en Lima, Peru.
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