Jokes Flashcards

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Why will you never starve in the desert?
……Because of the sand which is there.

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This joke plays on the double meaning of the phrase “sandwich.” 🥪 The humor comes from the play on words: “sandwich” is traditionally a food item, but when “sand which is there” is taken literally, it refers to the abundance of sand in the desert, ensuring you won’t go hungry because of the presence of “sand which is there.” 😄

The phrase “Why will you never starve in the desert? …Because of the sand which is there” is a play on words or a pun.

Explanation: The phrase uses a pun on the word “sandwich.” Instead of referring to actual food, it plays on the similarity in pronunciation between “sand which” and “sandwich.” This creates a lighthearted joke by combining the idea of being in a desert (where food might be scarce) with a familiar food item, the sandwich. 🥪

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Why is Sunday the strongest day?
…..Because the others are weak days.

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Your battery’s flat. That’s why your car won’t start.
Oh dear! What shape should it be?

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Flat here means dead. But the man is speaking about the shape of it. It should be flat or bumpy or circular. So usually batteries are flat, that is the typical dhape of batteries. The second meaning is dead, batteries are dead.

-The joke “Your battery’s flat. That’s why your car won’t start. Oh dear! What shape should it be?” makes a play on words involving the word “flat.” In the first part, the speaker is referring to the car battery being “flat,” meaning it’s run out of power. In the second part, the response “Oh dear! What shape should it be?” suggests a misunderstanding, as if the person thought “flat” referred to the physical shape of the battery rather than its state of charge. This creates humor through a simple misinterpretation of the word “flat,” leading to a comedic response. 🚗🔋😄

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A) Waiter! What’s wrong with this egg?
B) Don’t ask me, sir. I only laid the table.

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Lay eggs, chicken lay eggs.
Lay the table: set the table

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A) What do you get when 5,000 strawberries try to go through a door at the same time?
B) I do’nt know. What do you get?
A) Strawberry jam.k

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We have two meanings here that is jam, that’s sweet food that you eat in the morning usually and strawberries, they are also sweet it’s so funny. And when they are just together they Make the traffic the jam. I constructed traffic jam.

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A) waiter, this food tastes funny?
B) So, why aren’t you laughing?

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Funny: two neanings of the word
1) strange, it’s w…
2) it’s kind of comedy and you should laugh at it.
Funny

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What do you give to a sick Lemon?
……Lemon aid!

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Without pause; it’s a drink Lemonaid

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What did one toiet say to the other?…You look a bit flushed.

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Flushed means you’re cheeks are go read or you are embarrassed, flushed.

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Why can’t Cinderella play soccer?
……Because she’s always running away from the ball.

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This is the symbolic meaning of the word ball we always remember this is the first meaning coming to our minds.
The second meaning , anither meaning; a big, big party.
She was just moving away or scaping that ball or big party. She can never play this again.?game
-Sure! ⚽️ This joke plays on the well-known story of Cinderella who has to leave the royal ball before midnight as her magic spell will wear off. In the context of a sports joke, it’s a play on the idea that Cinderella is “always running away from the ball,” referring to the soccer ball instead of the traditional idea of a dance ball. It’s a lighthearted play on words that uses Cinderella’s story in a clever and humorous way.

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