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Jokes: Fun and Learrning in One Package

It's great to see kids' faces light up when they hear or tell a Joke. And because of the word play that jokes offer, at the same time, their language skills are enhanced. When you have a chance, you might try these out.

Q: What do you call a sleeping bull?
A: A bull-dozer.

Q: What did the farmer call the cow that had no milk?
A: An udder failure.

Q: What do you get from a pampered cow?
A: Spoiled milk.

Q: Why are teddy bears never hungry?
A: They are always stuffed!

Q: Where do polar bears vote?
A: The North Poll

Q: What did the judge say when the skunk walked in the court room?
A: Odor in the court!

Q: Why are fish so smart?
A: Because they live in schools.

Q: How does a lion greet the other animals in the field?
A: Pleased to eat you.

Q: What happened when the lion ate the comedian?
A: He felt funny!

Q: What fish only swims at night?
A: A starfish!

Q: Why is a fish easy to weigh?
A: Because it has its own scales!

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: To prove he wasn't chicken!

Q: What animals are on legal documents?
A: Seals!

Q: What is 'out of bounds'?
A: An exhausted kangaroo!

Q: What did the buffalo say to his son when he went away on a trip?
A: Bison!

Q: Why didn't the boy believe the tiger?
A: He thought it was a lion!

Q: What did the spider do on the computer?
A: Made a website!

Q: What did the computer do at lunchtime?
A: Had a byte!

Q: What does a baby computer call his father?
A: Data!

Q: What is a computer virus?
A: A terminal illness!

Q: Why was the computer cold?
A: It left it's Windows open!

Q: Why was there a bug in the computer?
A: Because it was looking for a byte to eat?

Q: Why did the computer squeak?
A: Because someone stepped on it's mouse!

Q: How can you tell the ocean is friendly?
A: It waves.

Q: What kind of hair do oceans have?
A: Wavy!

Q: What did Mars say to Saturn?
A: Give me a ring sometime.

Q: What did the big flower say to the small flower?
A: What's up Bud.

Q: Where does seaweed go to look for a job?
A: "The ""kelp wanted"" section."

Q: When is the moon the heaviest?
A: When it's full!

Q: What kind of flower grows on your face?
A: Tulips!

Q: What washes up on very small beaches?
A: Microwaves!

Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?
A: You crack me up!

Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
A: To reach the high notes.

Q: What kind of plates do they use on Venus?
A: Flying saucers!

Q: Why did nose not want to go to school?
A: He was tired of getting picked on!

Q: How do you get straight A's?
A: By using a ruler!

Q: Why did the kid study in the airplane?
A: Because he wanted a higher education!

Q: What do elves learn in school?
A: The elf-abet!

Q: What did you learn in school today?
A: "Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow!"

Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?
A: Because his class was so bright!

Q: What holds the sun up in the sky?
A: Sunbeams!

Q: What object is king of the classroom?
A: The ruler!

Q: Why were the teacher's eyes crossed?
A: She couldn't control her pupils!

Q: When do astronauts eat?
A: At launch time!

Q: What did the pencil sharpener say to the pencil?
A: Stop going in circles and get to the point!

Q: How does the barber cut the moon's hair?
A: E-clipse it!

Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution!


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