Thursday, September 13, 2007

Thirteen word plays for lexophiles




1. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

2. Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a
rest.

3. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all
right now.

4. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.

5. The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his
work.

6. To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

7. When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.

8. A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail.

9. A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.

10. A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened
criminal.

11. Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking.

12. We'll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply.

13. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U C L A.

8 comments:

Michelle said...

LOL Reminds me of middle school jokes. Happy TT!
Here's mine: 13 Body Part Cliches http://artventuring.blogspot.com/2007/09/thursday-thirteen-4-body-part-cliches.html

Unknown said...

These are funny! I read them to my 13 YO and got a lot of laughs!!! Especially 1,3,and 5! Great list. Happy TT!

Qtpies7 said...

LOL you are too funny! You should memorize these and use them at ladies night for some giggles, lol.

Anonymous said...

I love those. I have a daughter who loves to do play on words. Happy TT.

Southern Girl said...

Very funny! I'm going to have to send them to my dad...they're right up his alley. ;)

My TT is up, too -- http://southern-born-and-bred.blogspot.com

Yuriko said...

Lol... very cute!

Anonymous said...

Very well done! Happy TT.

Carina said...

Oh yeah, these kind of jokes are genetically bred into my husband. Not kidding. Around here they're called T humor after the family that I married into. I'll have to show them.