Jokes

Published December 17, 2010

Q: When does a skeleton laugh? A: When something tickles his funny bone.

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Q: What did the skeleton say when his brother told a lie? A: You can’t fool me, I can see right through you.

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Q: What do you give a skeleton for Valentine’s Day? A: Bone-bones in a heart shaped box.

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Q: Who was the most famous French skeleton? A: Napoleon bone-apart

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Q: Why couldn’t the skeleton cross the road? A: He didn’t have the guts.

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Q: Why do skeletons hate winter? A: Because the cold goes right through them!

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Q: What do you call a skeleton who doesn’t get up early in the mornings? A: Lazy bones!

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Q: What do you call a stupid skeleton? A: Bonehead!

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Q: Why didn’t the skeleton dance at the Halloween party? A: It had no body to dance with.

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Q: Why do skeletons like to drink milk? A: Because it’s so good for the bones.

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Q: What do skeletons say before they begin dinner? A: Bone appetite.

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Q: Why did the skeleton run up a tree? A: Because a dog was after his bones!

— Compiled by The Surfer

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