Well, there’s the song “Entering Marion”
*On the way there’s a village called Marion that you pass through.
The first time I approached it, I’ll always remember the sign that came into view.
It said, “Entering Marion.”
And I thought, “What a fun little sign!”*
It gets better as it goes along
I’ve always liked this old quip made from the names of Oklahoma towns:
Sallisaw Henryetta Wagoner Catoosa.
(Alternatives: …Wagoner Talala, …Wagoner Bowlegs)
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I’ve always liked this old quip made from the names of Oklahoma towns:
Sallisaw Henryetta Wagoner Catoosa.
(Alternatives: …Wagoner Talala, …Wagoner Bowlegs)
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Psst - see post #12.
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What did Tennessee?
The same thing Arkansas!
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Pick-up line: “Are you from Tennessee, because you’re the only ‘10’ I see.”
This one will really date me.
What do Jimmy Carter and the Washington D.C. Key Bridge have in common?
They go in and out of Rosslyn.
Yeah, I know they’re not spelled the same. It’s one of those jokes that works better aurally than in print.
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Okla-humor:
Sallisaw Henryetta Waggoner Catoosa.* (Spoken as: “Sally saw Henrietta waggin’ her Catoosa.”)
*These are all names of towns in Oklahoma. I mention this because they’re towns you probably haven’t heard of.
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My grandfather lives in Waggoner 
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No, but there is one about making Alaska the smallest state by melting all the ice.
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Of course the cutting-Alaska-in-half one is true. 
What did Mississip?
Minnesota
There’s a joke about 3 neighboring towns in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, east of Lancaster…
Bird in Hand
Intercourse
Paradise.
You can make up your own 
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There are two rural towns near each other, one called Plano and the other Sandwich. My dad always joked they should build a town called Bologna in between.
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In Kent, southern England the village of Ham and the town of Sandwich are next door to each other - endless amusement.
A - The wife and I went to the Caribbean for our holidays this year.
B - Jamaica?
A - No, she wanted to,
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Okla-humor:
More Okla towns you haven’t heard of: “You have to go through Bowlegs to get to Maude.” (Also heard with Idabel instead of Maude.) Hilarious, right? And not entirely true, that is, I don’t think you have to go through Bowlegs for any reason.
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did a song about Bowlegs, #33 on this list.
I have it on “Dirt, Silver, and Gold,” and the one on Amazon is a very different version from what I can tell, but a great song. The intro says, roughly, that when life gets lousy, head it on back to Bowlegs.
Sometimes things don’t work out, but that’s how life is son
All them little miseries can keep you on the run
Some morning you may wake up with your face down in the eggs
So just put out the fire, call in the dogs, and head it on back to Bowlegs.
BTW that album is fantastic, beginning with the definitive version of “Mr. Bojangles” and moseying through classics like “Rocky Top,” “Cosmic Cowboy,” “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” and “Ripplin’ Waters,” with their versions of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” (Doc Watson et al guesting), and so on.
Jokes based on geography? Circa 1981:
Where did Prince Charles spend his honeymoon?/Indiana.
(And when she got pregnant, they decided to name their kid “Up”—Up, Chuck, and Di.)
Non-pun, I posted this classic in an Oz-related thread.
http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtml
Title: *AUSTRALIA GETS DRUNK, WAKES UP IN NORTH ATLANTIC
Tired of Being Isolated and Ignored, Continent Isn’t Bloody Moving *
*“Australia came through here screaming curses at us to let them through,” said Ernesto Carnal, who guards the locks at the entrance to the Panama Canal. “We said they would not fit, so they demanded to speak with a manager. When I go to find Mr. Caballos, they sneak the whole continent through.”
When Caballos shouted to the fleeing country that it had not paid, Australia “accidentally” backed up and took out every nation in the region, as well as the northern third of Venezuela. They then made up a cheery song about it.*
From a joke book I had as a kid:
“Why is a waiter dropping a platter on Thanksgiving like a World War?”
“Because it’s the Downfall of Turkey, the Destruction of China, and the Overspil of Greece.”
No wonder the Turks keep running those ads about how their nation’s name is properly pronounced “Toork-ee-yeh” during the Sunday morning news commentary shows.
You should have gone to Morrow yesterday and not today,
Because the train that goes to Morrow is an hour upon its way!"
On a field trip through rural North Carolina, we passed through the town of Erect, which is not to far from the town of Climax. One student asked the professor how long it takes to get from Erect to Climax. The professor chided him that it’s not how fast one makes the trip, but that everybody gets there together.
In the US. if a waiter drops a platter on Thanksgiving it will result in the downfall of Turkey, the overthrow of Greece and the destruction of China.
From third grade or so.
Look up three entries.
Why doesn’t Texas fall into the Gulf of Mexico?
Because OKLAHOMA SUCKS!
And the lyrics to a charming song: *Rhode Island is Famous for You * by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. I have it on John Pizzarelli’s *Live at Birdland * CD set.
On the same line…
Why do all of the trees in Cleveland bend to the southeast?
Because Pittsburgh sucks!
(obviously this joke can be molded to fit your particular situation!)
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When Caballos shouted to the fleeing country that it had not paid, Australia “accidentally” backed up and took out every nation in the region, as well as the northern third of Venezuela. They then made up a cheery song about it.*
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Waltzing Hispania, Waltzing Hispania
Who’ll come a-waltzing Hispania with me?
Spanish cursing may be heard as we crash the bloody locks
Who’ll come a-waltzing Hispania with me?
My first girlfriend chided me about my Roman hands and Russian fingers.