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.

In a Single Bound

Posted on January 14, 2019

Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building? A: Of course! Buildings can’t jump! Explanation: Kangaroos are well known for being able to jump high and far with their powerful legs. Buildings, on the other hand, cannot jump. This joke … Continue reading →

Posted in Joke, jokes, jokes explained | Tagged buildings, comparison, Empire State Building, funny, high, joke, jokes explained, Jump, Kangaroo, logic, New York, powerful | Leave a comment

Sweet Swiss Music

Posted on January 13, 2019

Knock Knock. Who’s there? A little old lady. A little old lady who? I didn’t know you could yodel! Ah, the beauty of a knock knock joke and Alpine music. Yodeling is a type of singing where the singer changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Joke, jokes, jokes explained, Knock knock | Tagged Alpine, alps, chocolate, Europe, Falsetto, joke, jokes explained, knock knock, singing, Swiss Miss, The Sound of Music, yodeling | Leave a comment

Lost Sleep

Posted on January 11, 2019

Q: Why did the boy run around his bed? A: Because he was trying to catch up on his sleep! Explanation: To catch up on something (such as sleep) is to do something you have not had time to do. You catch up on … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke, jokes explained, kids jokes | Tagged bed, catch, catch up on, cooking, criminal, gingerbread man, joke, jokes explained, reading, sleep, Twitter, vacation, writing | Leave a comment

On Your Marks…

Posted on January 7, 2019

Q: How do you keep an elephant from charging? A: Take away its credit cards! Explanation: When an elephant runs towards you or something else, we say the elephant is charging, much like a bull might charge (run) at the cape of a … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, Joke, jokes, jokes explained, kids jokes | Tagged charge, credit, credit card, Elephant, English, funny, joke, jokes explained, kids jokes, matador | Leave a comment

Toothache

Posted on January 6, 2019

Q: What is the best time to go to the dentist? A: 2:30 (Tooth hurty!) Explanation: A bad joke for the new year… and I hope your teeth (one tooth, two teeth) do not hurt! This joke is funny because two thirty … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Joke, jokes explained, kids jokes | Tagged children, dentist, homonym, hurt, joke, kids jokes, pain, time, tooth | Leave a comment

Hamburger, No Helper

Posted on October 18, 2018

Q: What do you call a cow with no legs? A: Ground Beef! Explanation: Beef is a type of meat that comes from cows, cattle. When this meat is put through a grinder it is called ground beef. Ground beef is … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke, jokes, jokes explained, kids jokes, reading, writing | Tagged cattle, cow, food, grind, ground beef, hamburger, joke, jokes explained, kids jokes | Leave a comment

Make Me a Drink

Posted on October 9, 2017

Frankenstein: Hey witch, can you make me a glass of lemonade? Witch: Poof! You’re a glass of lemonade! Explanation: The word ‘poof‘ in this joke is the sound of a witch casting a spell. (I could have used the word zap … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke, jokes, jokes explained, reading, writing | Tagged abracadabra, drink, food, Frankenstein, funny, halloween, joke, lemonade, Mary Shelley, poof, recipe, witch | Leave a comment