Author Archives: stfleming

About stfleming

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

The Graveyard’s Edge

Posted on February 19, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Why is there a fence around the cemetery? A: Because people are dying to get in! Explanation: A cemetery is a graveyard, a place where dead people are buried.  If you are looking for some famous cemeteries, you might check … Continue reading →

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It’s a Virtue

Posted on February 5, 2023 by stfleming

Q: When do doctors get mad? A: When they lose their patients! (patience) Explanation: Patients are the people who go to see a doctor.  When you go to the doctor, you are a patient (noun). Patience (notice the spelling difference) is … Continue reading →

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Beacon of Light

Posted on January 22, 2023 by stfleming

Q: How many musicians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four! Explanation: There are many, many jokes that start ask, “How many ________ does it take to change a lightbulb?  You can do … Continue reading →

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Wrecked!

Posted on January 8, 2023 by stfleming

Q: What does a computer do when it is tired? A: It crashes! Explanation: Did your computer ever stop working (freeze) or turn itself off when you wanted to use it?  If it did, you can say your computer crashed.  Computer … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on January 1, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Where can you go to practice math on New Year’s Eve? A: Times Square! Explanation: Happy New Year!  It’s 2023 which means that Explain the Joke is celebrating 10 years of explaining jokes in English. To get better at math, … Continue reading →

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Spare Change

Posted on December 11, 2022 by stfleming

Q: When does it rain money? A: When there is change in the weather! Explanation: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain,” according to the song from My Fair Lady.   In Peru, they just wish it would rain!  But nowhere … Continue reading →

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Leave Hanging

Posted on December 4, 2022 by stfleming

Q: What happens when winter arrives?A: Autumn leaves! Explanation: In the northern hemisphere winter officially starts on December 21 (winter solstice, astronomical winter), but for many places in the north, it is already cold.  Did you know that there is more … Continue reading →

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No Thorn, No Rose

Posted on November 27, 2022 by stfleming

Q: Where do roses sleep? A: In a flower bed! Explanation: According to many surveys, roses are one of the most popular flowers.  Although they have thorns, some people say that they are not that hard to grow. When you have … Continue reading →

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Turkey Crossing

Posted on November 20, 2022 by stfleming

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road? A: So people would think he was a chicken! Explanation: Happy Thanksgiving! In many countries throughout the world people celebrate a day of thanks.  In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the … Continue reading →

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Banner’s Begonias

Posted on November 6, 2022 by stfleming

Q: Why was the Incredible Hulk so good at gardening? A: Because he had a green thumb! Explanation: Dr. David/Robert Bruce Banner becomes the superhero known as the Hulk, or the Incredible Hulk, when he becomes angry.  In that process of … Continue reading →

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