The Everything Kids' Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers - Michael Dahl [65]
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It's Not Funny to Me!
No two people have exactly the same sense of humor. If you want to see this for yourself, you can conduct a little experiment. Find yourself 5 jokes and 5 volunteers. Read each joke separately to your volunteers, then write down who laughed at which ones. When you are done, you can chart your results and compare them. What did you discover?
If there are 9 players on a baseball team and 11 players on a football team, how many swimmers are there on the swim team?
Any number — swim teams vary in number of teammates
The mountain climbers had almost reached the top of the cliff when their rope began to fray. For each inch they moved, 2 strands would break. The climbers had 49 inches to go, with a 100-ply rope. Will they make it?
Yes
When is 8 not twice as much as 4?
When you're trying on shoes
Amanda is an excellent swimmer. She can hold her breath for 2 minutes. She can also swim 300 yards in half an hour. So, can Amanda swim 25 yards without coming up for air?
No, she would only be able to go 20 yards
What did one twine say to the other right before he fell into a hole?
JUMP, ROPE!
Why did the tennis players get into so much trouble?
They were making alot of “racket.”
Where do basketball players settle their arguments?
In “court.”
How do swimmers get where they are going?
In car “pools.”
What sport did Little Red Riding Hood play best?
“Basket” ball.
What sport is after “nine”?
Ten-nis.
Night Games
Start with the number 1 and connect all the dots in order.
What sports item hangs upside down from its toes?
Abaseball “bat.”
What sport makes a lot of people “jumpy”?
Trampolining.
What is a baseball player's favorite part of the playground?
The slide.
What do catchers wear when it gets cold out?
Their gloves.
What did the photographer say to the badminton rackets?
Watch the birdie!
What kind of shoes do woodpeckers dance in?
Tap shoes.
What's am I?
I am the one who helped “Little Red” solve the riddle of my identity, by showing her what big teeth I have. Who am I?
The Wolf
FUN FACT
CALLING YOUR CONSCIENCE
Did you know that there is a part of you that is very aware of what is going on around you all the time? It is called your conscience. Your conscious mind remembers and can recall different things that have happened to you.
If the pitching machine at Sports World shoots out 1 ball every 10 seconds while you are trying to hit it, how long will it take to empty the machine of its 90 balls?
15 minutes
John works in sports every day, yet he never goes home sore or tired or sweaty. How can this be?
He's the score keeper
Do you see a pattern here? Number of catchers on a baseball team, number of teams in a game, number of strikes before an out, number of bases in a diamond.
1, 2, 3, 4
Where do bad gymnasts go?
Behind parallel bars!
How did the archer get to the contest?
He followed the arrows.
Why do athletes need so much money?
Because of the “tro-fees.”
How do monarchs swim?
They do the butterfly stroke.
What is a washing machine's favorite pastime?
Cycling.
What did the desperate golfer eat?
His sand-wedge.
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Overcoming Any Obstacle
Have you ever made a silly object obstacle course? You and your friends will have fun trying to see who can complete the course the fastest. Your course can include writing the first letter of your name in a plate of whipped cream, walking 20 steps with a tennis ball between your knees, and popping a balloon by sitting on it, as well as any other silly things you can think of. And the winner of the silly course gets a silly prize!
When Eve ran track she was covered in sweat, yet by the time she was ready to go home, her skin was dry. Why?
The sweat evaporated
When the school rowing team left the dock, they paddled for 15 minutes, then turned around. Ten minutes later they returned. How come it took them 5 minutes less to come back?
The wind was against them going out and with them coming back
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