Jokes

Published August 4, 2012

What do you call six weeks of rain in Scotland?

Summer!

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How do you prevent a summer cold?

Catch it in the winter!

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Why do elephants never forget?

Because nobody ever tells them anything!

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What is the strongest animal?

A snail. He carries his house on his back!

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What has six eyes but cannot see?

Three blind mice!

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What does a kitten become after it’s three days old?

Four days old!

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Why is a hen sitting on a fence like a cent?

It has its head on one side and its tail on the other!

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What do you call a gorilla wearing earmuffs?

Anything you like, it can’t hear you!

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What happened to the cat that swallowed a ball of wool?

She had mittens!

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Why is it hard to play cards in the jungle?

There are too many cheetahs!

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What do you call a fly without wings?

A walk!

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When is it bad luck to see a black cat?

When you’re a mouse!

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What time is it when

an elephant sits on your fence?

Time to get a new fence!

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Which bird lifts the heaviest weights?

A crane!

***** What day do fish hate?

Fry-day!

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What do call a bear with no ears?

B!

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Where do cows go on Saturday nights?

To the MOOO-vies!

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Why are igloos round?

So polar bears can’t hide in the corners!

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What do you give an elephant with big feet?

Plenty of room!

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What do you call a chicken at the North Pole?

Lost!

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What’s in the middle of a jellyfish?

A jellybutton!

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Why are elephants wrinkled?

Have you ever tried to iron one?

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What do you give an elephant that’s going to be sick?

Plenty of space!— Compiled by The Surfer 

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