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Chilly Chili in Chile?

Q: When does your dinner never get hot? A: When it is chili! Explanation: Chili is a type of food (and the name of a restaurant).  Chilly means cold.  Chile is the name of a country.  This joke plays on the words chili … Continue reading

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Cheater!

Q: Why is it hard to play cards in the jungle? A: Too many cheetahs! Explanation: Cheetahs are large cats.  The word “cheetah” sounds like the word “cheater,” a person who does not play by the rules; a person who cheats.  It is … Continue reading

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Cow Joke

Q: What goes, “Oom, oom?” A: A backwards cow! Explanation: Silly joke alert!  In English, cows say, “Moo!”  So if the cow is backwards is says, “Oom” which is “moo” written backwards.  It is a good joke for a giggle!

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Prints Charming

Q: What did Cinderella say when her photos did not show up? A: Someday my prints will come! Explanation: The phrase would be, “Some day my prince will come.”  Cinderella is waiting for her prince charming to sweep her off her … Continue reading

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Whose is it?

Q: What do you call cheese that is not yours?  A: Nacho cheese! Explanation: “Nacho cheese” sounds like “not your cheese” if you say it fast.  And as far as I know, there is not really a cheese called “nacho cheese” but … Continue reading

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Surprised?

Q: How did Ben Franklin feel about discovering electricity?  A: He was shocked! Explanation: First of all, Ben Franklin did not discover electricity (learn more about the electricity here).  What he did was an experiment to prove that lightning was electrical.  It is … Continue reading

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Smelly, not clean!

Knock knock! Who’s there? Queen Queen who? Queen yourself, I can smell you through the door. Explanation:  This knock-knock joke comes from GRIN:) at http://goodriddlesnow.com/jokes/by/knock-knock-jokes. It is funny because it plays on the similar sounding words “queen” and “clean.”  The listener … Continue reading

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1 Foot = 12 Inches

Q: Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long?  A: If it was, then it would be a foot! Explanation: In the standard system of measurement, the system that is used in the United States, 12 inches equals one foot (about 30 cm). … Continue reading

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Reading Cat

Q: Where do you find a birthday present for a cat? A: In a cat-alogue! Explanation: A catalogue is magazine that shows things that someone can buy; you might see a clothing catalogue, an electronics catalogue, …  You can see images … Continue reading

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Pirate Movie

Q: Why couldn’t the 12 year-old go to the pirate movie? A: It was rated arrrrrgh! Explanation: In the U. S. there is a system of rating movies: Rated G= appropriate for all audiences (general public); Rated PG= Parental Guidance suggested- some material … Continue reading

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