Updated May 27
I’m still hoping to see some of your jokes in the comments, and I’m hoping some (or some one) of you can tell the joke that goes with the picture at the end of this post (tweeted by Danica McKellar @McKellarMath). For now, here are a couple of to help get you started:
Question: What did the poet say to Luke Skywalker?
Answer: “Metaphors be with you.” (from Poetry Fountain)
Question: How long has Anakin Skywalker been evil?
Answer: Since the Sith Grade. (from Fatherly)
Our special guest at our recent class meeting brought some good stories, positive messages and more than a couple of good laughs. That is something we could all use: a regular healthy dose of smiles and laughter. That’s not news to six-year-old Callaghan McLaughlin from Saanich, B.C., whom we read about recently with his joke stand spreading #CovidKindness. And it made me smile again to read about how some Calgary high school students have started a joke telephone hotline.
Intending to give a little boost to the spirit and spread a little joy to seniors currently isolated at home, the teens have recorded jokes and stories along with positive messages and poems which folks can listen to over the phone. They’ve called it the Joy4ALL Project and included “JOY4ALL” in the toll-free phone number. What a wonderful idea! And it has gained some big-time attention and praise from big-time comedy. James Corden, the host of The Late Show on CBS, featured the teens’ Joy4All project in one of his segments. He also seems to have recruited comedy star Billy Crystal to lend his talents to the teens’ efforts by recording a couple of jokes for the hotline.
We are currently working on writing and recording some poetry, and it’s no surprise that the funnier verses tend to be our favourites. Why shouldn’t we record ourselves reading a few more of these? Members of our current class are hereby challenged to find a joke or funny poem to add to your recordings (scroll through some of our old favourite verses found on the poetry foundation site and you can search there for amusing work by Jack Prelutsky, Kenn Nesbitt, & Shel Silverstein for starters).
Have you got a good joke to share (or a real groaner)? Actor, author and mathematician, Danica McKellar, tweeted this image based on a well-worn math joke. Do you know it, or can you take a guess at what it is? Leave your guess or another joke or short humourous verse in a comment.
— McKellar Math (@McKellarMath) May 21, 2020
Hi Mr.Milloy here is another joke:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the kings horses
And all the kings men
Couldn’t put humpty together again
Do you know why?
Because I ate him for breakfast.
Love this one, and I LOVE that it brings in a favourite well-known piece of verse. (Sometimes jokes, no matter how funny, can be a little hard on our ears, but this one hits all the right notes!)
This joke tweeted by Danica McKellar is trying to tell us what will happen if the 8 in the row of numbers “7,8, and 9” is changed to “ate”. If the number “8” was changed to the word “ate”, then the “7” would be eating the “9”. The words “eight” and “ate” are homophones and that is why in this joke the “8” could be changed into the verb “ate”.
Love the linguistic analysis here, Yiling (and glad you remembered learning about homophones). But how does the joke go‽ How would you TELL the joke‽
Hi Mr. Milloy
Here’s another joke relative, it’s relative to this virus circumstances, my Mom’s always said: “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade” or “sorrows with bread are always better”..
So here is a joke:
“THIS IS YOUR PILOT SPEAKING, I’M WORKING FROM HOME TODAY”
Those are some nice words about how we can reframe our thinking to help make things not as bad as they seem. The joke is very appropriate to our times and gave me a nice big smile. Thank you!
Hello Mr Milloy! I got a joke for you that relates to the picture. Why did 7 ate 9?
Answer: Because 789
Thanks for working on the joke and adding your comment. You and Yiling both recognised how the homophones “eight” and “ate” make some humourous word-play possible. Look at the picture again. What is in the image? What is happening? What feelings might be involved?