Whatโs red and goes ding dong? A red ding dong.
Whatโs blue and goes ding dong? A blue ding dong.
Whatโs green and goes ding dong? A green ding dong?
Sorry, ding dongs only come in red and blue.
โPopsโ Mercotan loved to make me crazy with this one when I was about 4:
Pops: Pete and Repete are two birds, sitting on a telephone wire. Pete flies away. Whoโs left?
Me: Repete!
Pops: Okay, Pete and Repete are two birds, sitting on a telephone wire. Pete flies away. Whoโs still on the wire?
Me: Repete!
Pops: Should I speak slower? Pete and Repete are two birds, sitting on a telephone wire. Pete flies away. Whoโs still on the wire?
Me: Repete!!!
Pops: All right, Iโll say it again, but I want you to listen this time! Pete and Repete are two birds, sitting on a telephone wire. Pete flies away. Whoโs still on the wire?
Me: Repete! Repete! Repete is still there!
Pops: Son, now you need to concentrate on what Iโm saying better. I canโt keep telling this over and over! Pete and Repete are two birds, sitting on a telephone wire. Pete flies away. Whoโs still on the wire?
Two cows are standing in a field. The first cow says, โHey, are you worried about that mad cow disease?โ The second cow says โNot me, Iโm a helicopter!โ
Two parrots, standing on a perch. One of them says โHey, do you smell fish?โ
OK, I do not believe that someone actually beat me to this joke. Of course, my second elephant is pink, not red, but stillโฆ Bippy, that may be the funniest dumb joke Iโve ever heard. Iโve told it with great success to many people, and the darndest thing is, the more you think about it, the funnier it gets! It works best if you say the punchline in a deep ringing tone and give it a little vibrato!
Hereโs one that I loved as a kid:
Q: What does a 500 lb canary say?
A: โHERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY!โ
I donโt get it. Does perch mean something besides a place for birds to stand on?
How is an elephant like a grape?
Theyโre both purple (except the elephant).
What did the pirate say when he lost his tricycle?
Oh no, I lost my tricycle!
Whatโs the Louis Sachar book with the joke that has 15 or so possible punchlines? I think the question was โWhy did the man eat two dead skunks for breakfast?โ