Tag Archives: learning

We’ll Always Have Paris

Posted on June 18, 2023 by stfleming

Q: What do the Eiffel Tower and wood ticks have in common? A: They are both Paris sites/parasites! Explanation: Happy Father’s Day! The Eiffel Tower is perhaps the most well known tourist site in Paris, France; it is visited by more … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged dad joke, Eiffel Tower, English, ESL, Father's Day, funny, humor, joke, learning, Lyme Disease, parasite, Paris | 1 Comment

Milk It

Posted on June 4, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Why did the man go to the yogurt museum? A: To get a little culture! Explanation: While there is a dairy shrine in Wisconsin, and a Museum of Bulgarian Yoghurt in Bulgaria, but I couldn’t find a yogurt museum. If … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged Art, culture, English, ESL, funny, humor, joke, learning, museum, yogurt | Leave a comment

Up to My Eyeballs

Posted on May 21, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Why don’t people trust stairs? A: Because they’re always up to something! Explanation: Do you take the elevator or do you take the stairs? Well, most of the places I go do not have elevators, but when they do, I … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged education, elevator, English, ESL, funny, humor, Idiom, joke, learning, Looney Toons, stairs, up to no good | 2 Comments

Run to the Light

Posted on April 30, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Why are plants so skinny? A: Because they eat lite! Explanation: Skinny means thin or lean; the opposite of skinny could be obese, fat, or chubby. The stem of most plants is thinner than a finger, so yes plants are … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged English, ESL, funny, humor, joke, learning, light, lite, photosynthesis, Poltergeist | 1 Comment

Muckety Muck

Posted on March 20, 2023 by stfleming

Q: What did the dirt say to the rain? A: If you keep this up, my name is going to be mud! Explanation: Today is the equinox: The autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, and the vernal equinox in the northern … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged English, equinox, ESL, fall, funny, humor, Idiom, joke, learning, mud, rain, soil, spring | 1 Comment

It’s About Time

Posted on January 1, 2023 by stfleming

Q: Where can you go to practice math on New Year’s Eve? A: Times Square! Explanation: Happy New Year! It’s 2023 which means that Explain the Joke is celebrating 10 years of explaining jokes in English. To get better at math, … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged 2023, Ball drop, EAL, English, ESL, funny, humor, joke, Language, learning, Multiplication, new year's eve, New York, Times Square | Leave a comment

Peanut Butter and Worry

Posted on October 23, 2022 by stfleming

Q: Why was the jelly so stressed out? A: Because it was spread too thin! Explanation: Jelly is a food made by boiling fruit juice with sugar until it becomes thick and sort of transparent. Jelly is similar to jam, marmalade, … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged education, English, ESL, food, funny, humor, Idiom, jelly, joke, learning, strawberry, stress, worry | 1 Comment

Not This Week Either

Posted on February 27, 2022 by stfleming

Explanation: While I truly believe that learning can always continue, I also believe that reflection is vital in the learning process. This week I am reflecting on ideas of war and peace, and praying for an end to all aggression, … Continue reading →

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A Parrot and a Shtick

Posted on August 21, 2021 by stfleming

Q: What is bright orange and sounds like a parrot?A: A carrot! Explanation: Yes! A second parrot joke! As you can hear when you read the joke aloud, parrot rhymes with carrot. This joke is funny because the question has a … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged bird, carrot, distance learning, EAL, Elmo, English, ESL, funny, humor, jimmy buffet, joke, learning, parrot | Leave a comment

Swing, Batter!

Posted on March 6, 2021 by stfleming

Q: Why was Cinderella so lousy at baseball?A: Because she ran away from the ball and had a pumpkin for a coach! Explanation: In the United States, baseball spring training has started in Florida and Arizona so how about a baseball … Continue reading →

Posted in ELL, ESL, humor, Joke | Tagged ball, baseball, cinderella, coach, distance learning, EAL, English, ESL, funny, humor, joke, learning, pumpkin | Leave a comment