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Why didn’t the chicken cross the road?

Why didn’t the chicken cross the road?. To show everyone he wasn’t chicken!. Why did the lion spit out the clown?. Because he tasted funny!. Why did the turkey cross the road?. To prove he wasn’t chicken!. What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie?. Pie-thon!.

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Why didn’t the chicken cross the road?

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  1. Why didn’t the chicken cross the road? • To show everyone he wasn’t chicken!

  2. Why did the lion spit out the clown? • Because he tasted funny!

  3. Why did the turkey cross the road? • To prove he wasn’t chicken!

  4. What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie? • Pie-thon!

  5. What animals are on legal documents? • Seals!

  6. WHAT IS A PUN? PUNS

  7. WHAT IS A PUN? • A play on words. Uses homophones to create humor.

  8. From Grammar Dictionary: pun • A humorous substitution of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning, as in this passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll: • “And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. • “Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine the next, and so on.” • “What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice. • “That's the reason they're called lessons,” the Gryphon remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.”

  9. Puns written by Kids! • Why did the kid bring scissors to school? • So he could cut class. Written by Anglela, age 11 - Tom Swifities Link

  10. Pun Fun! • How do mountains hear? • With mountaineers. Written Dave, age 10- Tom Swifities Link

  11. Pun Fun! • What was the reporter doing at the ice cream shop? • Getting the scoop! Tom Swifities Link

  12. Pun Fun! • How do you fix a broken tomato? • With tomato paste. Tomato Paste Tom Swifities Link

  13. Pun Fun! • Why did the spider go to the computer? • To check his web site. Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link

  14. Pun Fun! • Why is a crossword puzzle like a quarrel? • Because one word leads to another. (Joseph Rosenbloom

  15. Pun Fun! • What did the big toe say to the little toe?" • There's a big heel following us. (Kid's Jokes)

  16. Analogies

  17. Analogy • a similarity between like features of two sets of things

  18. Analogies are written in the following format: • Short:Tall::Small:Big • It is read as short is to tall as small is to big

  19. Cow:Bull::Hen:___________. • Cat:Cats::Leaf:____________. • Zebra:Stripes::Giraffe:______. • Scissors:Cut::Glue:_________.

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