101 Short Jokes Anyone Can Remember
Updated: Mar. 08, 2023For when you need the laughs to come fast.
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Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?
He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
Why do we tell actors to “break a leg?”
Because every play has a cast. Here are some dark jokes to check out if you have a morbid sense of humor.
Helvetica and Times New Roman walk into a bar.
“Get out of here!” shouts the bartender. “We don’t serve your type.”
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Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his Scrabble letters on the road. I asked him, “What’s the word on the street?”
Once my dog ate all the Scrabble tiles. For days he kept leaving little messages around the house. Don’t miss these hilarious egg puns that will absolutely crack you up.
A woman in labor suddenly shouted, “Shouldn’t! Wouldn’t! Couldn’t! Didn’t! Can’t!”
“Don’t worry,” said the doc. “Those are just contractions.”
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Why did the chicken go to the séance?
To get to the other side. Check out these other “why did the chicken cross the road?” jokes for more laughs.
What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches?
A nervous wreck.
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What do you call a parade of rabbits hopping backwards?
A receding hare-line.
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What’s the different between a cat and a comma?
A cat has claws at the end of paws; A comma is a pause at the end of a clause. Don’t forget to bookmark these other “what’s the difference between” jokes that will crack you up.
Why should the number 288 never be mentioned?
It’s two gross.
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What did one hat say to the other?
You wait here. I’ll go on a head. If you loved this, you’ll get a kick out of these dog puns.
I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high.
She looked at me surprised.
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How do poets say hello?
Hey, haven’t we metaphor? If you’re a word nerd, here are 20 grammar jokes that are hilarious.
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Once. The next time you would be subtracting 10 from 90.
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Why did the nurse need a red pen at work?
In case she needed to draw blood.
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Why couldn’t the leopard play hide and seek?
Because he was always spotted. Now that you’ve learned 101 new short jokes to share with your friends, check out these classic Laffy Taffy jokes that will sweeten everyone’s day.
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