Toothless

Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A: A gummy bear!

Explanation: The soft, red part that your teeth seem to come out of is called your gums.  When you lose a tooth your gums will probably bleed a little but it is nothing to worry about.

A gummy bear is a type of candy (also spelled gummi bear).  I like how they feel when I bite into them.

A bear that has no teeth probably still has gums.  This play on words makes him a gummy bear and makes this joke funny.

There is also a TV series called Gummi Bears.  Here is the first episode:

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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  1. Pingback: What Do You Call A Bear With No Teeth (2022) - Animals District

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