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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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WATCH WHAT YOU SAY

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DESCARTES WALKS INTO A BAR, AND THE BARTENDER ASKS "WOULD YOU LIKE A BEER?" DESCARTES REPLIES "I THINK NOT" AND POOF! HE VANISHES. Wha...

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STYMIED

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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE FEMALE PIG WHO PREDICTED SOME GUY WOULD TRY, YET FAIL TO MAKE A WALLET OUT OF HER BODY PARTS? SHE KNEW YOU CAN’T M...

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MR. CLEAN

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I GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH A REALLY BIG GUY AND HE SAID, “I’M GOING TO MOP THE FLOOR WITH YOUR FACE.” I SAID, “YOU’LL BE SORRY” AND HE SAID ...

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SHOW-OFF

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This joke came from philosophy professor, Ted Cohen #ESL #ELT #ELL #ELD #ESOL #EFL #TESOL #ESOL #English #language #twinglish #joke #i...

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Whatsofunny AN EXHIBITIONIST WAS THINKING OF RETIRING, BUT HE DECIDED TO STICK IT OUT FOR ONE MORE YEAR. What’s so funny about this? Right now you are probably either laughing or scratching your head. One of the interesting things about the English language is that it reflects the prudery of the cultures which produced it. Prudery refers to being shocked by sexual things, including nudity. In language sexual words are called dirty or vulgar. When used they are very informal. They are not considered proper, especially in mixed company; in other words when men and women are present. I guess the very fact that men and women are together when they hear these words must be dangerous because they might get aroused. Of course, that philosophy or attitude completely neglects gay men and women. Typically, words of a sexual nature are more acceptable when it’s among a group of all women or all men. We’ve talked before about euphemisms, words that stand for less acceptable words. The word “it” is one of the best euphemisms because it can pretty much stand for anything you want it to. Another one of my favorites is “thing”. To figure out what word a euphemism is standing in for, you need to look at the topic, and context of the nearby words. In the case of this joke, the set-up tells us that it’s about an exhibitionist. This word itself is kind of euphemistic because it could refer simply to someone who exhibits stuff, like art. We’ve all heard of art exhibitions. However, that’s not what the word means. It’s actually about a person, in this case a man, who likes to exhibit himself, that is, show himself off. I’m not talking about somebody jumping up on a stage and yelling “look at me!” An exhibitionist does like to show himself off, all of himself, especially the parts that that are normally kept hidden, that is his/her sexual organs. Just hearing this word in the set-up alerts us to the fact that this might be dirty joke, a sexual joke. The second part of the joke tells us that he won’t retire this year, maybe next. “Stick it out” can have at least two meanings. The first is an idiomatic expression meaning that despite not wanting to do something you will do it anyway for a certain period of time – in this instance one more year. BUT “stick it out” can mean literally taking his sex organ out of his pants and showing it to anyone interested in looking. That’s what IT stands for. The exhibitionist really enjoys exhibiting himself because of the shock value, since it’s taboo in our society, except in private. Publically showing off your genitals is not considered acceptable. Can you accept that? And THAT’s what’s so funny!
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Balls to the Wall

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Whatsofunny This joke came from 2011 Washington Post Mensa Invitational.
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BYE BYE JIMMY

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I BROKE UP WITH MY GYM. WE WERE JUST NOT WORKING OUT. What’s so funny about this? If you’re listening to this instead of reading it, ...

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GUNNIN’ FER YA

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#ESL #ELT #ELL #ELD #ESOL #EFL #TESOL #ESOL #English #language #twinglish #joke #ingles #wordplay #guns #guncontrol

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Whatsofunny Gun owners are now runnin’ scared, For fear that their guns will be snared. But they’ll never find ‘em. They know where to hide ‘em. Shoot first, question later, be prepared. What’s so funny about this? Gun control is a very hot topic these days, here in the U.S. It’s not funny and it never has been. The issue is very emotional and therefore very irrational, with a lot of right and left wing politics in there mixed with a good dollop of racism. I will say that I’m flat out against owning a gun or an arsenal of guns. Though, I am very much for individual rights and against government intrusion and imposition of one type of morality or religion. Also, I’m not convinced that the constitution really says it’s OK for individuals to possess nuclear weapons for self-defense; I do acknowledge that owning a gun is symbolic of individual liberty, and while I am personally against hunting and don’t really see target shooting as much of a sport, I am not prepared to impose my view on the entire population of the United States. However, I feel very strongly that weapons of mass destruction such as assault rifles should absolutely be illegal. Simply put, if they weren’t available, psychos couldn’t get them, most of the time. It’s impossible to predict how much gun control will finally come out of the latest efforts. Sadly, it is completely possible to predict that there will be more shootings before and after new laws are passed. However today’s joke pokes fun at the attitude of gun owners who seem to see ANY effort by the government to control guns and even ammunition as a sign that government storm troopers are about to break into homes in the middle of the night to confiscate all and any guns. This is pure paranoia.The gun owners only answer is to create their own storm troopers and break into government houses in the middle of the night. Do them before they do you. Some of the pronouns in the limerick are deliberately vague. Who is meant by the word THEY? The government? The gun owners? What is meant by THEM? Guns? Gun owners? Who will shoot first? These are tricky questions and only the unfolding of events will reveal the answers. And THAT’s what’s so funny!
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SWING LOW

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When I was in high school I tried out for the jazz band, but was rejected. But then I did make the golf team, which just goes to show you...

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WHAT’S THE HURRY?

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THEY SAY THAT “FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD,” BUT SASHA TOOK IT TOO FAR. THE RUSSIAN GOT A RAW SHIN FROM RUSHING TO RUSH IN. ...

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