Tag Archives: ELL

Math eaters?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by stfleming

Q: Why don’t you do arithmetic in the jungle? A: Because if you add 4 + 4 you get ate! Explanation:  So, school starts tomorrow in St. Paul, MN so this bad joke is for my SPPS friends. Yes, it is true that … Continue reading →

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St-ability

Posted on September 6, 2015 by stfleming

“As a jockey I work with horses, but at least it’s a stable job!” This line is from Charles Lamb and it plays on the double meaning of the word stable: 1) a building where horses are kept; 2) not … Continue reading →

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Flying Garbage?

Posted on September 4, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What has 4 wheels and flies? A: A garbage truck! Explanation:  When you hear “4 wheels and flies” you expect that the word “flies” means something that flies in the air like an airplane or perhaps Superman.  You do not expect that … Continue reading →

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Up, Down and Over

Posted on September 1, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What goes through towns, up hills and down hills but never moves? A: The road! Explanation:  A road goes through towns, a road goes up hills and a road goes down hills but a road never moves- the vehicles on the road … Continue reading →

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Night Drawing?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by stfleming

Q: Why should you take a pencil to bed? A: To draw the curtains! Explanation:  At night, many people close the curtains (shut the curtains, draw the curtains) to keep the light out.  “Draw the curtains” is another way to say, “Close the … Continue reading →

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Jail Call

Posted on August 28, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What do prisoners use to call each other? A: Cell phones! Explanation:  A cell phone is a celular phone, a mobil phone.  They are the ones that are replacing land lines as we stay connected 24/7.  Did you know that there are … Continue reading →

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Tall Tales?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What is the tallest building in the world? A: A library- it has the most stories! Explanation:  The word story has more than one meaning: the floors of a building, a 5 story building for example, or an account of events that … Continue reading →

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Cross a Cow?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What do you get when you cross a cow and a duck? A: Milk and quackers! Explanation:  Bad joke, my apologies… but it made me giggle. A cow gives milk and ducks quack– but you already knew that.  So, a duck that … Continue reading →

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O Bother!

Posted on August 25, 2015 by stfleming

Q: Why are frogs so happy? A: They eat whatever bugs them! Explanation:  Bugs– those bothersome little insects.  If something “bugs you” that means that something irks you, bothers you, pesters you, annoys you, is bothersome to you, … Frogs eat bugs, that … Continue reading →

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Looking Good!

Posted on August 24, 2015 by stfleming

Q: What did one pencil say to the other pencil? A: You’re looking sharp! Explanation:  When the writing end of a pencil is pointed, we say that the pencil is sharp (the non-writing end is the eraser). When someone is wearing nice clothes we … Continue reading →

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