35 Sheep Puns That Are Perfect for Ewe

If you think sheep aren’t the brightest critters, you’ve been fleeced: Sheep can remember individual faces—sheep and human—for at least ten years, recognize smiles and frowns and form lifelong supportive friendships. They’re surprisingly funny, too. That’s right, sheep can really put together a pun or two. You may already be familiar with farmyard jesters in the form of chicken puns, but sheep puns are woolly hilarious too. 

It’s true that bear puns sometimes need some koala-fication, but sheep jokes are for all the family—from lamb to ewe. Don’t get your woolens in a twist, just chew your cud and enjoy the shear puntastic brilliance of this herd of laughs.

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Baaaad sheep puns

• What instrument do a pair of sheep play?
  A two-baa

• Where did the sheep from Boston end up after he robbed the farmer?
  Behind baaas!

• Where do sheep get their wool cut?
  The baa-baashop

• What do you get when you cross a sheep and some chocolate?
  A candy baa

• What do sheep wear to the beach?
  A baakini

• What happens when a Jewish sheep turns 13?
  They get a baar mitzvah or a baat mitzvah!

• What’s a sheep’s fave snack?
  A baaanana

• What’s a French sheep’s favorite holiday?
  Baastille Day

• What do you get when you cross angry sheep with a grumpy cow?
  A baaaaad mooooood

• What kind of dance do sheep specialize in?
  Baallet

• What music do sheep like?
  Lady Baa Baa and Ed Shearan

Un-herd-of sheep puns

• What’s a sheep’s favorite car?
  A Lamborghini

• How do sheep greet each other?
  “Hay, how’s it going?”

• What is it called when a sheep wins an election by a huge margin?
  A lamb slide

• What do you say to a sad sheep?
  “Shear up!”

• What do you call it when a sheep jumps out at you?
  A lambush!

• What do you get when you cross a sheep and a kangaroo?
  A woolly jumper

• What do Mexican sheep say during the holidays?
  Fleece Navidad

• How do sheep start their emails?
  “Hope this email finds you wool…”

• What’s a sheep’s favorite baseball team?
  The Seattle Merinos

• What do you call a well-dressed sheep?
  Glamborous!

• What do you call two sheep who are dating?
  A relationsheep

• What’s a sheep without any legs?
  A cloud

• What did the sheep parent say to the lamb?
  “It’s pasture bedtime!”

• What do you call a miserly sheep?
  A sheepskate

Sheep puns with ewenique ramifications

• Where did the sheep like to watch videos?
  EweTube

• What’s the sheep’s motto?
  All’s wool that ends wool.

• What is a sheep’s favorite film?
  Rambo

• What do you get when you cross a sheep and a rhino?
  A ewenicorn

• What do sheep say when they share a rumor?
  Herd it through the grapevine

• What paperwork do elderly sheep need?
  Their last wool and testament

• What did the sheep parent say to the little lambs?
  “I want everything cleaned up and sheep-shape!”

• Information technology is one of the biggest sheep industries.
  There’s always a need for more RAM.

• Two sheep were talking about a ewe.
  They were trying to figure out if they’d met herbivore.

• The sheep family was finally able to get together after time away.
  It was a real re-ewe-nion.

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