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Airport Food
Q: What kind of candy can you get an an airport? A: Plane M&Ms! Explanation: Even though there are lots of studies that talk about sugar being bad for you, well, a little bit still tastes good. Every place in the … Continue reading
After the All-Star Break
Q: How is a good baseball game like good pancakes? A: They both need a good batter! Explanation: And…we’re back with a rerun! The baseball season in the United States and Canada is half done, so a baseball joke seemed appropriate. … Continue reading
Three Sheets to the Wind
Q: Why did the composer only compose while lying in bed? A: Because he was composing sheet music! Explanation: A composer is someone who writes music. Two of the most famous composers are Mozart and Beethoven. Years ago, when composers wrote … Continue reading
Prove Your Chops
Q: What did the angry lumberjack say to the tree? A: I have an axe to grind with you! Explanation: Lumberjacks are people who work cutting down trees so that people can use wood to make things. Many years ago, lumberjacks … Continue reading
A Bone to Pick with You
Q: What do you call a fossil that never does any work? A: A lazy bones! Explanation: Fossils are parts of a living thing that has been preserved, or left an impression from a very long time ago, perhaps 10,000 years … Continue reading
A Fair-weather Flower
Q: What kind of flowers are great friends? A: Rose buds! Explanation: Roses are one of the best known flowers. As a rose grows, in the spring you will notice buds. Rose buds are little bumps on the stem of a … Continue reading
Maybe a Snack Later On
Q: Why did the two 4s decide to skip dinner? A: Because they already 8. Explanation: Told to me by a 6th grader, this one made me laugh! It is rather absurd and it really makes no sense…so let me try … Continue reading
Bounce Back
Q: What’s the best season for jumping on a trampoline? A: Spring time! Explanation: The northern hemisphere is about a third of the way through the season of spring. Of course summer will come after spring, and then fall and winter. … Continue reading
Live and Let Live
Q: Why are cats good at video games? A: Because they have nine lives! Explanation: Many video games let you have another chance to keep going if you make a really bad mistake, maybe even getting your character killed. (Other games … Continue reading
Let the Light In
Q: Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher? A: He couldn’t control his pupils! Explanation: Someone whose eyes do not line up with each other, whose eyes do not look in the same direction, suffers from a medical condition called strabismus. … Continue reading
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