Post riddles to entertain kids please

  1. Southland. It’s really unfortunate that those people had to die in such a barbarous country, but the customs of Southland are very particular about including a shrieking attendant with each bus crash victim.

  2. The yolk of an [albino snowhatch dragon] is white.

  3. Revolution and the change from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, naturally.

  4. Your flashlight, to make sure you don’t muck up lighting the match.

  5. Milk, until they’re weaned.

  6. Twitchy coma patients.

  7. A dentist’s shirt pocket.

How did I do?

This is an oldie…and most likely invalid for kids these days…but,

What is Darth Vader’s wife’s first name?

Ella

What kind of fruit can’t run away and get married?

Actually…I can’t remember

You need to work on your counting

Why would you never be hungry in the desert?

Because of the sand which is there(sandwiches there) :smack:

Why do crabs at the beach always wash their hands? Because of sandy claws(Santa Claus) :wink:

How very arenaceous of me. I’ll be here all week. Tip your waitress.

Which reminded me of this classic from Cheech and Chong (which probably isn’t good for kids, but it still makes me giggle.)

How many joints in a lid?

Only 1 - I roll really big joints.

Maybe a little dated?? :smiley:

Combining off-the-cuff Dad-wit with the viewfinder range of my phone is not a winning recipe for thoroughness.

What is mostly green, has 8 legs, 4 eyes and big fangs?

I don’t know either, but it’s crawling on your shoulder!::scream and run::

What do you call a blind deer?

No eye deer (no idea)

And the plethora of “What do you call a man with no arm or legs…” jokes based on names:
…in the water? Bob
…on the wall? Art
…in front of the door? Matt
…in a hole? Phil
…under a car? Jack
…on a package? Beau (particularly Christmassy!)
…in the mailbox? Bill
…after a lion attack? Claude
…on a dirt road? Dusty
…in a field? Glen
…in a tree? Leif
…in the weeds? Russell
And for the ladies:
What do you call…
…a one legged woman? Eileen

And for Mother Nature:
…a two legged cow? Lean beef
…a cow with no legs? Ground beef
…a dog with no legs? Doesn’t matter, he won’t come anyway.

Oh, I gots a million of 'em!

What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?

Still no eye deer?

I am embarrassed by how much I laughed at this.
mmm

What do you call a hippie’s wife?

Mississippi

mmm

I think the fruit question answer is

A cantaloupe. (can’t elope)

There’s also the classic, which is some riff on: “You’re a bus driver. At the first stop you pick up 17 passengers. At the second stop your drop off 5 passengers and pick up 7 more. At the third stop, 10 passengers get off, and 2 get on. What’s the name of the bus driver?” (Or how old is the bus driver or what color is the bus driver’s shirt, etc. If you missed it, it’s the first sentence that is important.)

My granddaughter claims to have made this one up herself. If true, it was pretty clever for a first grader.

What is a seal’s favorite subject?

(said in a barking seal voice) Art! Art!

And for the racists:
What do you call…
… a one legged Japanese woman? Irene

What do you call a man with three eyes, two noses, one leg, and no ears?

Anything you like, he can’t hear you

A modern spin on it.

What stays in a corner yet can travel anywhere in the world?

A stamp

One of the classics that doesn’t work anymore: What’s black and white and read all over?Formerly, a newspaper, before they were printed in color and before they started to disappear from daily life

What color eggs do peacocks lay? Peacocks don’t lay eggs. Peahens do.

How many of each species of animal did Moses bring with him on the ark? None. It was Noah.

How far can you walk into the forest? Halfway. After that, you’re walking out of the forest

You’re a-walking into the bathroom American and you’re a-coming out American. What are you when you’re in there? European

Can a man living west of the Mississippi legally be buried east of the Mississippi? No, because he’s living.

Why did the cow start going to the church with a Martian reverend? She was looking for greener pastors

Who’s bigger, Mr. Bigger or Mr. Bigger’s baby? Mr. Bigger’s baby is just a little Bigger

Why does the Russian get embarrassed whenever you open the refrigerator door? It’s dressing

Why wouldn’t the potatoes let their daughter marry the news anchor? Because he’s just a common 'tater (commentator)

Why are Santa’s caribou all wet? Rain, dear

What does Frosty do with his money? He puts it in the snowbank

Further thanks to all contributors (I laughed at many of them myself :slight_smile: )

That’s actually 4 and nope: Monday and Friday are horses (hence the caps).

This one needs to be played on the specific day: on december 31st, get the kids to start looking for a man with as many noses as days has the year.