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All Wound Up
Q: Why don’t mummies take vacations from their work?A: Because they are afraid to unwind! Explanation: Most people enjoy taking a few days off from school or work to rest and relax, to unwind. In this sense, to unwind means to relax … Continue reading
Word Wizard
Q: What is a wizard’s favorite class in school? A: Spelling! Explanation: To spell a word (verb) is to say each letter in the word one by one: l – e – t – t – e – r. (Spelling … Continue reading
Perfect Ending
Q: Why do prisoners like the punctuation marks period (.), exclamation point (!) and question mark (?) when they write? A: Because each one marks the end of their sentence! Explanation: If you have been convicted of a crime and sent to … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, English, funny, grammar, humor, jail, joke, punctuation, school, Schoolhouse Rock, sentence, writing
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Gives You Goosebumps
Q: What do ghosts read? A: Booooks! Explanation: Ghosts say, “Boo!” when they come out to scare you. Of course books are for reading. This joke is funny because it combines the word ‘boo’ with the word ‘books.’ Ok, it’s only … Continue reading
Heartfelt Halloween
Q: Why didn’t the skeleton want to go to school? A: His heart wasn’t in it. Explanation: A skeleton is just your bones; nothing on the inside and nothing on the outside. That means that there is no heart in a … Continue reading
Chicken Little
Q: Why did the Easter egg hide? A: Because he was a little chicken! Explanation: An egg will soon become a chicken so you could say that an egg is a little chicken, a small chicken (OK, I know that an egg … Continue reading
Chew Chew Train
Q: What’s the difference between a teacher and a train?? A: A teacher says, “Spit out that gum!” and a train says, “Chew! Chew!” Explanation: Or perhaps the train says, “Choo, choo?!?” In most schools gum is not allowed. If a … Continue reading
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Tagged chew, chewing gum, choo choo, Choo choo Bob, EAL, ELL, ESL, Europe, gum, joke, jokes, jokes explained, school, teacher, The Great Train Robbery, Thomas and Friends, trains, travel
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Math eaters?
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
Rule me this…
Q: Why was the king only a foot tall? A: Because he was a ruler! Explanation: A ruler is one who rules, that is, one who is in charge like a king or a president. A ruler is also a stick … Continue reading