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Last of the puns… for now
No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery. “To push the envelope” is an expression that means to exceed or try to exceed the normal limits. “Stationery” is writing materials such as paper and envelopes. “Stationary” … Continue reading
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Tagged battery, charged, ELL, Energizer Bunny, English, envelope, ESL, funny, grandma, humor, instagram, joke, jokes, kids, knock knock, nobel prize, pun, push the envelope, reading, speed dial, stationary, stationery, writing
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More Puns Explained
In my previous posting I showed a picture of some puns. Here I continue to explain the puns. The other day I held the door open for a clown. It was a nice jester. A clown and a jester are … Continue reading
Puns
According to the Urban Dictionary, a pun is “a play on words, usually used for comic reception,” that is, used to make people laugh or groan. A friend sent me this picture on Facebook (it is not mine and I … Continue reading
Attorney Wear
Q: What do lawyers wear to court? A: Lawsuits! Explanation: There are many, many lawyer jokes; this is just one example. Lawyers go to court to represent plaintiffs (civil court), defendants (civil court and criminal court) and the prosecution (criminal court). When … Continue reading
Polished Bread
Q: What happens if you eat yeast and shoe polish? A: Every morning you will rise and shine! Explanation: Yeast is the ingredient in bread that makes it rise; if there is no yeast or the yeast is dead you will get … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, Disney, ELL, English, ESL, flatbreads, funny, humor, jokes, kids, kids jokes, morning, reading, rise and shine, shoe polish, writing, yeast
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Incognito
Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An Impasta! Explanation: Noodles, such as spaghetti noodles, can be called pasta. An imposter is a person who pretends to be someone else. So, a fake noodle is an “impasta” which sounds … Continue reading
National Cat Day
Q: What is it called when a cat wins a dog show? A: A CAT-HAS-TROPHY! Explanation: Today in the United States is National Cat Day! so a cat joke seemed appropriate. When someone (or some animal!?!) wins a contest like a … Continue reading
Please sir, I want some more
Q: Did you hear about the hungry clock? A: It went back four seconds! Explanation: To “go back for seconds” means to serve yourself more food from the kitchen, the serving dishes or perhaps the buffet line. And you only “go back for … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dickens, clock, ELL, English, ESL, food, for, four, funny, go back for seconds, humor, hungry, joke, jokes, kids, kids jokes, Oliver Twist, reading, seconds, serving dishes, teacher, time, writing
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Off Key
Q: What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish? A: You can’t tuna fish! Explanation: Tuna fish? No, tune – a – fish. You see, for a guitar to sound good, you have to tune it. A fish cannot be tuned… but … Continue reading
Light My Fire
Q: How do you make a fire with two sticks? A: Make sure one of them is a match! Explanation: This joke only works if you know what a matchstick is. If you have a match or a matchstick you can easily make … Continue reading
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Tagged ELL, English, ESL, fire, funny, humor, jack london, joke, jokes, kids, kids jokes, match, Matchstick, reading, sports, sticks, survival, To Build a Fire, writing
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