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Intensity
Q: Did you hear about the fire at the circus? A: Yeah–It was intense!! Explanation: I love the circus! Two of my favorite circus’ are La Tarumba in Lima, Peru, and Circus Juventus in St. Paul, MN. Traditionally, a circus would … Continue reading
Brilliance
Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses during class? A: Because her students were so bright! Explanation: Have you ever seen a teacher wear sunglasses while teaching in a classroom? I haven’t. Most people only wear sunglasses when they are outside in the … Continue reading
Sweet Honey in the Hair
Q: Why do bees have sticky hair? A: They use honey combs! Explanation: You already know that bees make honey. Honeycomb is where honey is stored in the hive. The honeycomb is made of many hexagons (a 6 sided figure like a snowflake … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, comb, ELL, ESL, funny, hair, hexagon, honey, honeycomb, humor, joke, jokes explained, sticky, Sweet Honey in the Rock, vocabulary
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Cow Askew
Q: What do you call a cow with two legs? A: Lean meat! Explanation: For some reasons I find cows to be funny, like this joke. When something leans it is not quite straight up and down, it is a tilted like the … Continue reading
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Tagged askew, cow, food, funny, joke, jokes explained, kids jokes, lean meat, Leaning Tower of Pisa, tilted, wine
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In a Single Bound
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
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Tagged buildings, comparison, Empire State Building, funny, high, joke, jokes explained, Jump, Kangaroo, logic, New York, powerful
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Sweet Swiss Music
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
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Tagged Alpine, alps, chocolate, Europe, Falsetto, joke, jokes explained, knock knock, singing, Swiss Miss, The Sound of Music, yodeling
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Lost Sleep
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
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Tagged bed, catch, catch up on, cooking, criminal, gingerbread man, joke, jokes explained, reading, sleep, Twitter, vacation, writing
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On Your Marks…
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
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Tagged charge, credit, credit card, Elephant, English, funny, joke, jokes explained, kids jokes, matador
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Hamburger, No Helper
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
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Tagged cattle, cow, food, grind, ground beef, hamburger, joke, jokes explained, kids jokes
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Wet Rabbit
Q: How did the soggy Easter Bunny dry himself? A: With a hare dryer! Explanation: The Easter Bunny is a character from folklore in the United States. He is said to bring eggs to children on Easter Sunday. Soggy means wet. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Bugs Bunny, Bunny, children, Dry, Easter, folklore, hair, Hair dryer, hare, joke, jokes explained, kids, kids jokes, rabbit
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