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I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU

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I REALLY WISH I KNEW WHO KICKED THE JACK OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR I WAS WORKING ON. THE SUSPENSION IS KILLING ME. What’s so funny about ...

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khaliqurrahman Very nice one, Andy. This can be used for teaching prepositions and phrasal verbs. I"ve shared it on my Pages. Thank you, Andy.
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HEADS OR TAILS?

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THE 50-50-90 RULE: ANYTIME YOU HAVE A 50-50 CHANCE OF GETTING SOMETHING RIGHT, THERE'S A 90% PROBABILITY YOU'LL GET IT WRONG What’s so...

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khaliqurrahman This Down-here-Chief cartoon reminds me of another one in which two earthworms shown in slug have a little dialogue: The First: I'm beginning to fall in love with you .. The Second: Don't get me wrong. I am only your other end!
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DELIVER DE LETTER, DE SOONER DE BETTER

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WHEN FISH ARE IN SCHOOLS THEY SOMETIMES TAKE DEBATE What’s so funny about this? There is nothing fishy about this joke. You just need ...

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YANKEE NOODLE

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This joke came from Puns‏@omgthatspunny #ESL #ELT #ELL #ELD #ESOL #EFL #TESOL #ESOL #English #language #twinglish #joke #ingles #wordp...

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Whatsofunny WHAT DO YOU CALL A FAKE MACARONI? AN IMPASTA. What’s so funny about this? This joke is a pun based on pronunciation rather than a homonym. It’s short and sweet and should be easy to understand. I live in New York, which has a very large Italian population, meaning they are either immigrants who were born in Italy or they are descended from Italian immigrants. Italians have been migrating to New York in large numbers since the late 19th century. Italy is a large country and there are many dialects of Italian spoken in various parts of the country. Brooklyn and Staten Island, two boroughs of New York City, have many Italians who come from the southern part of the boot (on a map, Italy looks a lot like a boot), as well as from Sicily (which remind people of a ball being kicked by the boot). The Italian language varieties have also affected the English translations of a number of words. Which brings us to our joke. Italians do like to eat pasta, macaroni, spaghetti, etc., on a daily basis. The trouble is, exactly what is this stuff? Is it all the same or all different? And what about rigatoni, tortellini, manicotti, and so on? It IS all basically the same except it looks different due to the different shapes. However the first three items are less specific than the next three. Depending on where you live in New York City, pasta, macaroni and spaghetti can refer to EVERYTHING. All three can be generic words encompassing a multitude of shapes. The same is true for what goes on top, especially in southern Italian cooking. Usually it’s something made from tomatoes, but is it sauce? Is it gravy? The answer is yes! Leaving aside the fact that it’s not really possible to get a clear mental picture of the food we are talking about, the joke asks us to consider identifying fake macaroni. The answer to the question of what is fake macaroni, is the pun. Pronounced correctly the answer should be an imposter, meaning fake or pretend. But in NY, New England and even Old England, many of us like to drop our final R’s and so the word becomes IMPASTA. This brings me to my final Italian word Basta, enough! And THAT’s what’s so funny!
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Double or Nothing

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Whatsofunny This is a singularly funny audioboo that can be enjoyed by more than one
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Moon Struck

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#ESL #ELT #ELL #ELD #ESOL #EFL #TESOL #ESOL #English #language #twinglish #joke #learnenglish #pun #moon #moonstruck #lunatic This pun...

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Whatsofunny another side of the moon: http://youtu.be/FtvJexR4iVg
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LYIN' EYES

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This joke came from our old friend Irish Limbo – Auckland, New Zealand you can find him on facebook #ESL #ELT #ELL #ELD #ESOL #EFL #T...

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Whatsofunny I MAY HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE FACE BUT I HAVE RATIONALIZE. What’s so funny about this? This joke is a little deeper than it seems at first reading. This is due, in part, to the double meaning of “unbelievable”. Literally, it means that the person is a liar, or at least their face makes them appear that way. I’m sure you know people like this, no matter what they say, you don’t trust them to be honest and truthful, whether you know them or not. Of course, the same thing can be true of a believable or honest looking face. Whatever comes out of their mouths sounds like the “gospel truth”. BTW that expression means that it’s so true, it could be in the bible. Needless to say, people with believable faces make the best con men and women. But “unbelievable” also has an idiomatic meaning, and that is “extremely good looking”. The sense is that it’s not possible that a face could look that good, hence, it’s unbelievable. The second part of the joke looks a bit ungrammatical if you’re reading it. If you only hear it, then it sounds fine and correct. This is because of the homophonic qualities of the word “rationalize”. Before I forget, I need to apologize to the original joke because this word was spelled with an “s” at the end instead of “z”. I changed it to American English spelling. The entire word is spelled r-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-i-z-e. The trouble is, it sounds exactly as if it were talking about eyes, e-y-e-s that are rational, that it, rational eyes. “Rational” means normal, reasonable, believable. The only way this sentence can be grammatically acceptable is for it to limit the meaning to the eyes. Otherwise, we would be faced with the ungrammatical construction, “I have rationalize”, which is the verb form of rational. To be grammatical, it would have to say, “I have rationalized”, with the –ed ending of the past participle. But just what the hell are rational eyes, eyes which are reasonable? When you rationalize something, it means you are trying to explain or justify it. You could even say that I’m rationalizing, or explaining this joke. But can eyes alone do this? Well if you can’ believe the face, maybe you can believe the eyes. Of course eyes never lie, do they? As the singing group the Eagles once said, “Honey, you just can’t hide your lyin’ eyes”. And THAT’s what’s so funny!
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Fancy Pants

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Whatsofunny Who wears the pants in your family, and who goes commando?
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LET IT ALL HANG OUT

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On his 65th birthday, Maurice retired and went to apply for Social Security. He noticed a sign on the wall that said, “You must have two ...

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WE SERVE FROGS

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WHAT DO FROGS EAT WITH THEIR HAMBURGERS? – FRENCH FLIES What so funny about this? There are a number of underlying puns in this joke,...

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