OnAnOrange/Pun_recognition · Datasets at Hugging Face

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het_820	The joke is a pun. 'Tsary' is the word 'Tsar' changed to sound like 'sorry'. 'Tsar' was the title of the ruler of Russia before its revolution. Saying it was 'in a tsary state' makes it sound like it was in poor condition.	Before the revolution , Russia was in a Tsary state .	The given text is a pun
het_813	"A passing interest" means one that flees easily. Here, "passion," meaning affection, replaces "passing" instead	His affection for her was more than a passion interest .	The given text is a pun
het_810	A population expert might be someone who studies populations and demographics, which is information that is collected by a sensus. Sensus sounds like senses, and when someone loses their senses, it might be from old age.	OLD POPULATION EXPERTS never die , they just lose their census .	The given text is a pun
het_807	The joke is a pun on the word 'maternity'. 'Maternity' means motherhood. It sounds like 'eternity' which means forever. The pregnancy is very long so it feels like an eternity.	Sometimes a pregnancy is so long it seems like a maternity .	The given text is a pun
het_805	This is a play on words. A "feat" is an achievement that requires great skill or strength but "feet" are the parts of the body people put shoes on.	Being able to fit size 14 shoes is quite a feet .	The given text is a pun
het_804	The beginning of the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme goes "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water". The word pale is a homophone of pail. "Pale in comparison" is phrase that means something is not as good compared with something else. The joke is saying other nursery rhymes "pale in comparison" to the Jack and Jill one, but use "pail" in place of "pale" to reference the pail in the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme. The joke is centered on the word pail, its homophone pale, and its use in "pale in comparison".	Jack and Jill is the best nursery rhyme as others pail in comparison .	The given text is a pun
het_803	The joke is a play on words. 'Wicket witch' wounds like 'wicked witch'. A wicket is a small gate used in cricket to hit balls through. A wicked witch is a mean or scary witch.	The woman who rode her broom to a croquet game was a wicket witch .	The given text is a pun
het_802	The joke is talking about a garden club finding themselves in a hosta environment. A hosta is a type of eastern Asian plant. A garden is a piece of ground used to grow plants; hostas can be grown in gardens. A "hosta environment" sounds like "hostile environment". Hostile means unfriendly or threatening. "Hosta environment" can be taken literally, as in being surrounded by hosta plants. Since "hosta environment" sounds like "hostile environment" the joke could be understood as the environment is unfriendly. This joke is centered around the word "hosta" and how it sounds like "hostile" which is generating different understandings.	The garden club visited the nursery and found themselves in a hosta environment .	The given text is a pun
het_795	The joke is a pun. To 'summarise' is to quickly explain something in a summary of events or items. 'Summarise' sounds like 'summer-ize' which could probably mean to prepared for summer, as T - shirt, shorts, and sunglasses are all typically worn in the summer.	' ' I ' m putting on my T - shirt , shorts , and sunglasses , ' ' Tom summarised .	The given text is a pun
het_793	The joke is a pun on the word 'intoned'. Singing involves using one's voice at different tones. To 'intone' something is to say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.	I ' m singing well these days , Tom intoned .	The given text is a pun
het_791	This is a pun on the phrase "lose their way" which means to lose sight of what's important, but here it's replaced with 'whey' because it sounds similar and 'whey' is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained	OLD MILKMAIDS never die they just lose their whey .	The given text is a pun
het_786	Pun on "nothing" and "mutton" sounding vaguely alike. Mutton is what cuts of lamb for eating are referred to as, and lamb stew is typically made with other ingredients in addition to the lamb, hence "much ado". Also a vague Shakespeare reference.	Lamb stew is much ado about mutton	The given text is a pun
het_783	Pun on the similarity between "truffle" and "trouble". Truffles are a rare underground mushroom considered a delicacy, and dogs are commonly trained to search for them in the right environments.	I trained my dog to hunt for underground mushrooms but now he ' s more truffle than he ' s worth .	The given text is a pun
het_782	The joke is a pun. The person says something 'disjointedly' which is to say it in a manner lacking in coherence. The person is wearing a cast, which means they may have broken a bone or joint in their body.	' ' I have to wear this cast for another six weeks , ' ' said Tom disjointedly .	The given text is a pun
het_777	This is a pun on "talking in one's sleep", a common phenomenon during slumber and dreaming, and the author of the Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien. If the author were dreaming about being the author of the Lord of the Rings while asleep, then they were "Tolkien in their sleep".	Last night , I kept dreaming that I had written Lord of the Rings . The wife said I ' d been tolkien in my sleep .	The given text is a pun
het_775	This is a pun on 'sealing' which is the application of a nonporous coating to a surface to make it impervious, but 'ceiling' is used in it's place since it sounds similar and is the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment, where water leaks usually happen	Water leaking through wallboard is usually a ceiling problem .	The given text is a pun
het_773	This is a play on words. A twenty five cent coin is called a "quarter". However, "quarterly" also refers to profits coming four times a year.	If the mint makes 25 cent pieces it should expect quarterly profits .	The given text is a pun
het_771	This is a pun on the phrase 'lose their way' which means no longer have a clear idea of one's purpose or motivation in an activity or business, but 'whey' is used in place of 'way' because it sounds similar and 'whey' is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, which is need to make cheese	OLD CHEESE MAKERS never die , they just lose their whey	The given text is a pun
het_770	The joke is a pun. 'No breaks' could mean that the trucker drove constantly without stopping for rest. The phrase sounds identical to 'no brakes' which means that the brake lines on the truck were either missing, not working, or were not used at all.	The trucker explained that he was early because he had had no breaks .	The given text is a pun
het_77	This is a pun on 'naughty' which means (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved, but 'knotty' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because 'knotty' means to be full of knots which is what can happen to string when children play with it	Children can do some knotty things with string .	The given text is a pun
het_769	Rugged means having or requiring toughness. Rug is synonymous with carpet. Traveling on a flying carpet is an experience involving a rug, or is an experience that requires toughness. This sentence is playing on the word "rugged".	Traveling on a flying carpet is a rugged experience .	The given text is a pun
het_768	The joke is a pun on the word 'brail'. The phrase would usually be 'bail her out', but the person is blind so the word was replaced with 'brail'. Brail is the written language of bumps that people feel to read.	Even though Ashley was blind and under arrest , she still had hope that someone would brail her out .	The given text is a pun
het_764	This is a pun on 'remorse' which is deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed, but 'remoras' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because 'remoras' is a pelagic marine fish belonging to family Echeneidae	The guilt - ridden shark always has a feeling of remoras .	The given text is a pun
het_761	This is a pun on 'New Year's resolution' which is when a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behaviour. 'Revolution' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because when a satellite orbits the planet it's known as a resolution	The satellite went into orbit on January 1st causing a new year ' s revolution .	The given text is a pun
het_760	The joke is a play on words. An optometrist is an eye doctor. The phrase 'the bird seed' sounds like a grammatical error in trying to say 'the bird saw', as in it was able to see again. Birds typically eat seeds commonly just referred to as 'bird seed'.	After being treated by an optometrist , the bird seed .	The given text is a pun
het_759	The joke is a play on words. The word 'incremental' has 'mental' in it. To say someone 'went mental' is to say that they had a mental breakdown. 'Incremental' means to be adding continually over time in 'increments'.	A mathematician that couldn ' t stop adding up recently went incremental .	The given text is a pun
het_758	This is a pun on 'peace' which is a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended. However, the alternate spelling of 'piece' is being used because it sounds similar and because it can mean a written, musical, or artistic creation or composition.	Two brothers fought over some sheet music but their mother wanted to keep the piece .	The given text is a pun
het_756	A corporal is a low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces. Corporal is a term that relates to the human body. "Corporal tunnel syndrome" sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome which is a condition characterized by numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. A junior NCO is a type of military officer that has not purused a commission. The joke is using the word corporal in different ways.	The Junior NCO had sore wrists . The doctor said it was corporal tunnel syndrome .	The given text is a pun
het_754	"Breed" sounds like "breathe", so "breed their last" kind of sounds like "breathe their last". When one breathe's their last, it means they are taking their last breathe, essentially dying. Farmers are people that breed animals, or get animals to produce more offspring, typically for food. The joke is in the word "breed thier last" because it sounds sort of like "breathe their last" but breed ties into farming.	OLD RANCHERS never die , they just breed their last .	The given text is a pun
het_752	The joke is a pun on the word 'aunt'. 'Aunt' can be pronounced like 'ant', the bug. They are construction workers so if they worked with wood, they could be called carpenters. This makes them 'carpenter aunts' which sounds like 'carpenter ants', the bugs that eat through wood.	If your dad ' s sisters are construction workers you might call them carpenter aunts .	The given text is a pun
het_751	The joke is a pun. 'C' is the name of a commonly used programming language, and the name said out loud sounds just like the word 'see'. They don't die, they just lose their vision I guess.	Old programmers never die , they just can ' t C as well .	The given text is a pun
het_75	The joke is a pun. A 'petal' is a leaf like part of a flower that makes up the colorful bloom part of the plant. 'Petal' sounds like 'pedal' which refers to a gas pedal in a car in the phrase 'pedal to the metal' which means to go as fast as possible.	When the florist was running behind in delivering the roses , he had to put the petal to the metal .	The given text is a pun
het_749	This is a play on words. The word "role" in acting means a character that needs to be played but "sausage roll" is a type of food. The punchline is that the role (or roll) in this play is meant for a sausage not a pie.	A pie went for an audition for a part in a play . The casting agent told him he performed well , but it was more of a sausage roll .	The given text is a pun
het_743	It's a failed pun on 'great pains/panes to please.	She was only a Glaziers daughter but took great panes to please	The given text is a pun
het_740	This is a pun on 'lose their senses' which would mean they'd lose a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, but 'census' is used because it sounds similar and because it measn 'an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.'	OLD ENUMERATORS never die , they just lose their census	The given text is a pun
het_737	The joke is a pun on the word 'raven'. Edgar Allen Poe has a famous poem with a raven. 'Raven' sounds like 'raving' which would make the phrase 'raven madman' into 'raving madman'. A 'raving madman' is someone who is wildly eccentric and 'crazy'.	Many people think that Edgar Allan Poe was a raven madman .	The given text is a pun
het_736	"Peace" and "piece" are homophones. A puzzle piece is a portion of a puzzle. Missing peace means peace that is not present. A missing piece means a section that is gone. Peace is tranquility, or a period of time where there's no war. This joke is playing on the word "peace" since it sounds like "piece".	Life is a puzzle ; look here for the missing peace .	The given text is a pun
het_733	This is a play on words. The word "weight" means heavy or having much importance but "wait" means to delay action for a period. The joke is that if somone is patient they'll need to do a lot of waiting.	Patience is a virtue heavy in wait	The given text is a pun
het_73	This is a play on words. The word "glowingly" means spoken with enthusiastic praise but "glowingly" also refers to how plutonium is a radioactive element that glows or shines with a very bright light.	' ' This food tastes of plutonium , ' ' said Tom glowingly .	The given text is a pun
het_724	This is a play on words. The phrase "on the lam" means being a fugitive from the law but "lam" sounds like "lamb" meaning a young sheep.	The sheep robber was caught on the lamb .	The given text is a pun
het_723	Pain is a homophone of pane. A pane is a single sheet of glass, often used to make windows. Pain is a type of suffering caused by injury. Though he crashed through the windows, he felt "no pane' which sounds like "no pain". The joke is on the word "pane" which describes window glass, but sounds like "pain".	He crashed through several windows , but felt no pane .	The given text is a pun
het_722	This is a play on words. The word "son" means the male offspring of a parent but "sun" is the star at the center of the solar system.	The son can warm you forever	The given text is a pun
het_721	This is a pun on the phrase 'take me to your leader' which is used in pop culture whenever alien lifeforms wish to speak with leaders of earth, but 'liter' is used here because it sounds similar and because 'liter' is a common liquid measurment form that soft drinks come in	An alien landed at a soft drink company and said ' take me to your liter ' .	The given text is a pun
het_72	This is a pun on the phrase 'past it's prime' which means no longer as good at something as one once was. But 'pasta' is used in there because it sounds similar to 'past' and because spaghetti is a type of pasta	Leftover spaghetti is pasta its prime .	The given text is a pun
het_718	This is a pun on 'iron deficiency' which is when your body doesn't produce enough iron, but 'irony' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and it means the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. In this case, the irony is that this joke is a pun	I don ' t find health - related puns funny anymore since I started suffering from an irony deficiency .	The given text is a pun
het_716	This is a pun on the phrase 'manner of speaking', which is used to say that a statement is true or accurate in a certain way even if it is not literally or completely true. In this case 'manor' is used in place of 'manner' because it sounds similar and 'manor' is another term for a large country house	A man ' s home is his castle in a manor of speaking .	The given text is a pun
het_71	Cash, as in money, sounds like cache, as in a web browser history. The joke is about net-surfing, or internet surfing, bandits that end their operations by making money or clearing the cache.	The Net - surfing bandits always ended an operation by clearing out the cash .	The given text is a pun
het_709	This is a pun on 'bail' which is the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. However, the alternate spelling of 'bale' is used in it's place because it sounds exactly similar and because it is a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops.	A hay farmer in jail could get out on bale .	The given text is a pun
het_708	This is a pun on 'bite' which is (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something, but 'byte' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and refers to a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit which is related to computers	If a dog was computer literate , would his bark be worse than his byte ?	The given text is a pun
het_704	The joke is a pun. To say something is 'to die for' is to say that it is something very fun, enjoyable, or good. 'Die' sounds like 'dye', which means to color something with dyes. Dying eggs is a tradition for many during Easter.	Easter is more than something to dye for	The given text is a pun
het_701	In architecture, a frieze refers to any horizonal panel used for decorative purposes. Triglyphs are panels with three vertical lines, and represent the beams used in prehistoric buildings to support the roof. Triglyphs make up the frieze. It's "friezing in here" sounds like "it's freezing in here" which means it's cold in here. The joke is in using the word "friezing" because the word "frieze" was inserted instead of "freeze". The joke is pulling from architectural terms.	The triglyph commented , ' It ' s friezing in here . .	The given text is a pun
het_70	A sari is a type of dress. Hindus are often seen wearing them Sari sounds like "sorry". The person is apologizing for spilling coffee on the person's sari.	When I went to the International Club , I accidentally spilled coffee on a Hindu lady ' s dress . I told her I was very sari .	The given text is a pun
het_698	This is the rare OLD PROFESSIONS joke that works because 'spade away' is a pun on 'fade away', which is a euphemism for dying. It makes sense here because farmers work with spades.	OLD FARMERS never die , they just spade away .	The given text is a pun
het_694	I think this a play on the word conception. Conception means to conceive a child. Misconception sounds like "miss conception" or to not conceive when trying to. Misconception is typically used to mean to have misunderstanding. It's a word that cleverly folds in nicely when trying to explain that people have many misunderstandings about getting pregnant.	People have many misconceptions about pregnancy .	The given text is a pun
het_693	This joke just barely works because enough people know that 'raze' means to demolish/destroy, while also being a synonym for 'raise', which is what the tornado literally did.	Dorothy and Toto found to their horror that tornadoes really could raze a house .	The given text is a pun
het_692	This is a pun on the phrase 'made an ass of himself' which means to make a fool of/ embarrass yourself, but here 'ash' is used in place of 'ass' because it sounds similar and because when you set something on fire, there will inevitably be ash	The careless pyromaniac made an ash of himself .	The given text is a pun
het_69	The joke doesn't work because we don't know that the window isn't on the first story of the house.+H979	' ' I can see through the window , ' ' said Tom stiltedly .	The given text is a pun
het_689	This is a pun on the word "hi". The word "high" has been replaced by the similar-sounding word "hi" because "hi" is a greeting that can be conveyed by waving at someone and this joke is about someone who waves at people instinctively. It is natural because he didn't intend to actually greet anyone, he waved without thinking about it.	A boy who instinctively waves at people has a natural hi .	The given text is a pun
het_685	A leek is a plant and can be grown in a garden. Leek is a homophone of leak. "Leak" is a word that describes a container slowly losing its contents, or it refers to the hole causing it. In this case, the garden hose is the item that has the leak. "I couldn't get to the leek without getting wet" can be understood as the person couldn't get to the plant without getting wet. It can also be understood as "I couldn't get to the leak without getting wet" as in, the person couldn't get to the hole the water was coming out from. It can be accidentally understood this way because leak and leek are homophones. This joke is playing on the word leek.	Our garden hose was damaged yesterday , and I couldn ' t get to the leek without getting wet .	The given text is a pun
het_681	"Oh my deer" sounds like "oh my dear" except deer replaces dear. "Oh my dear" an expression used to express shock or concern. Doe like eyes means that someone has large, trusting eyes. A doe is a female deer.	She was small , slender with doe like eyes . ' ' Oh , my deer , ' ' he whispered .	The given text is a pun
het_678	"Crutch on her" sounds like "crush on her". To have a crush on someone is to have romantic feelings towards another. When someone's leg is broken, they are typically given a cast for their leg, and crutches to help them move about. A crutch is a long stick that helps support the body. So, the joke could be taken literally, as in this person's date is literally bearing the weight of a crutch. Or, because "crutch" sounds like "crush" the joke is saying "my date could tell that I had romantic feelings for her". The joke is playing on the phrase "crutch on her" because it sounds close to "crush on her".	I went to prom with a broken leg . During the slow dances my date could tell that I had a crutch on her .	The given text is a pun
het_676	This is a pun on the word "stationery". A stationery store is a store for writing and office supplies. "Stationery" sounds like "stationary". "Stationary" means to stay still. In an earthquake, a store that does not shake will be the safest to be in.	What is the best store to be in during an earthquake ? A stationery store .	The given text is a pun
het_672	This is a play on words. A "chairman of the board" means the principal officer of a corporation but "bored" means feeling weary due to disinterest.	At some executive meetings there is a chairman of the bored .	The given text is a pun
het_670	This is a pun on how now sounds like no and you need to take advantage of your opportunities now or they will go away.	Opportunities take ' ' now ' ' for an answer	The given text is a pun
het_665	The joke is a play on words. A 'private screening' would be a private showing of a film. In a horror film, one might scream out of fear, so the phrase was changed to 'private screaming'.	I like the latest horror movie so much that I ' ve arranged a private screaming .	The given text is a pun
het_662	Descent sounds close to "decent" . The word descent describes the origin or background of a person in terms of their family. A "decent", or satisfactory education is what people often seek. Genealogy is the study of families and lineage tracing. The joke is playing on the word descent.	The study of genealogy is a basic requirement for a descent education .	The given text is a pun
het_657	The joke is a pun. A 'rational' number in mathematics is a number that can be a quotient of two integers with no repeating decimal. Being 'rational' or speaking 'rationally' means to do so calmly and by thinking things through.	' ' It ' s the quotient of two integers , ' ' said Tom rationally .	The given text is a pun
het_656	This is a pun on the word "navel". The word "naval" has been replaced by the identical-sounding word "navel" because a "navel" is a belly button and this joke is about a guy who looks at his belly button.	He stared at his belly button so much , he was promoted to navel officer .	The given text is a pun
het_653	Beaux refers to the debutante having multiple suitors, but is used also to sound like bows on the dress	Pink satin was perfect for her gown , yet the debutante appeared even more charming with beaux on either side .	The given text is a pun
het_65	"Throng" sounds like "wrong". A throng is a pack of people. "In a group you're in the throng" which is correct, but also sounds like "in the group you're in the wrong" which is the opposite of "by yourself you're in the right".	By yourself you ' re in the right . In a group you ' re in the throng .	The given text is a pun
het_647	The feudal system was a system that related to relationships that were derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor. Feudal sounds like futile. Futile means ineffective. Peasants work the land to exchange their labor for a place to stay.	It is difficult to escape being a peasant because resistance is feudal .	The given text is a pun
het_645	This is a pun on the word "creek". Creeks are like rivers and this joke is about river rats. Creek sounds like creak which means to show weakness or frailty under strain, as someone who is old and dying might do.	OLD RIVER RATS never die , they just start to creek	The given text is a pun
het_643	forty is in the word fortitude which also how many was gone	' ' I bought myself fifty hamburgers and I ' ve only ten left , ' ' said Tom with fortitude .	The given text is a pun
het_64	Not completely sure, but is 'barked' supposed to sound close to Bach? Bach is the composer of the Brandenburg Concertos.	' ' I ' ve been listening to the Brandenburg Concertos , ' ' Tom barked .	The given text is a pun
het_639	Wordplay. Mario Puzo is the author of the novel that the famous film The Godfather is adapted from. A famous line from the movie involves one character saying that they will intimidate another into following their orders by "making him an offer he can't refuse". The pun is on the similarity in sound between "offer" and "author"; the students cannot refuse to read Puzo's works because he is required reading for the class.	When she made Mario Puzo ' s books required reading for her class , she made him an author they couldn ' t refuse .	The given text is a pun
het_635	This is a play on the word route. A root refers to the part of a plant that is in the soil. A route is a course taken. The word root was used here to mean route, but root made sense because they're talking about animals in soil.	Animals that tunnel in the soil have to have an escape root .	The given text is a pun
het_630	I think liasons is supposed to sound like "lessons". In French a liason is the pronunciation of a linking consonant between two words. Lessons refer to something learned or taught. This joke is playing on the word "liasons" because it sounds like "lessons".	A course offered to introduce French in five easy liaisons .	The given text is a pun
het_629	This is a play on words. The word "allies" means people who work together or help each other in a given enterprise. But "allies" sounds like "alloys" meaning metals found in mines which are made from combining two or more metallic elements.	Two mining companies merged and became alloys .	The given text is a pun
het_627	This is a pun on the phrase 'doubt it' which means a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction, but 'drought' is used in it's place because it kind of sounds similar and because a drought is what happens when it rains infrequently	The weather man said there won ' t be any rain for 6 months , but I drought it .	The given text is a pun
het_624	This is a pun on the word "charmingly". "Charmingly" has the word "charm" in it. A charm can be an ancient Chinese artifact and the joke is about ancient Chinese artifacts.	' ' Have you seen my collection of ancient Chinese artifacts ? ' ' asked Tom charmingly .	The given text is a pun
het_622	"Whiskey business" sounds like risky business. "Risky business" means that there is possibility of danger or failure or loss for a business. Whiskey is a type of hard liquor. "Making your own hard liquor is a whiskey business" can be understood literally, as in, you're in the business of making whiskey. Or, it can be understood as being risky, since "whiskey business" sounds like "risky business". The joke is playing on the word "whiskey".	Making your own hard liquor is a whiskey business .	The given text is a pun
het_619	The joke is a pun. 'Sale' sounds like 'sail', and both meanings are used here. 'Sale' refers to a promoted deal from a seller of some product or service. 'Sail' refers to sailing on water, and the phrase 'sail away' can mean to travel far away.	OLD STOREKEEPERS never die , they just sale away .	The given text is a pun
het_618	"Sundays" is a homophone of "sundaes". Sundays is the plural of Sunday, which is a day in the week. Sundaes is the plural of sundae which is a type of dessert involving ice cream. A sundae typically has dairy as a main ingredient. A Dairy Queen is a fast food chain that serves ice cream. Tom is saying that they are not a Dairy Queen, but they have "great Sundays" meaning their Sundays are fun filled, but "great Sundays" sounds like "great sundaes", so "great ice cream". This joke is playing on the word Sundays and its homophone sundaes.	We Are Not Dairy Queen … But We Have Great Sundays	The given text is a pun
het_617	This is a pun on 'finishing school' which is a private school where girls are prepared for entry into fashionable society, but 'Finnish' is used in it's place because it sounds slightly similar and since Helsinki is the capital of Finland, any school there is a Finnish school	All students in Helsinki go to Finnish school .	The given text is a pun
het_612	Pencils that are sharp have a sharp point at the end. For something to be pointless is for something to be without direction. Pointless can also be understood literally, something without a point. This joke is a play on the word point.	' ' My pencil is blunt , ' ' said Tom pointlessly .	The given text is a pun
het_611	A shopaholic is someone that is addicted to shopping. Shopping is the act of buying goods. A sale is a period of tiime when a retailer sells goods at a reduced price. "Sale away" sounds like "sail away" and "sail away" means to depart. The joke is on the word "sale away" because it sounds like "sail away" but a sale relates to the shopaholic as it is something they tend to seek and like.	Shopaholics never die , they just sale away .	The given text is a pun
het_609	This is a play on words. The word "vise" is a metal tool used in carpentry but "vice" means immoral or wicked behavior.	She was only a Carpenter ' s daughter , but she knows every vise .	The given text is a pun
het_608	This is a play on words. The term "closing time" means the time a business is closed. However, "closing" sounds like "clothing" which references the fact that articles of clothing are sold at the men's wear store.	A men ' s wear store has opening and clothing times .	The given text is a pun
het_600	This is a pun on the phrase 'seize the opportunity' which means take advantage of it and do something that you want to do, but 'seas' are used in it's place because it sounds similar to 'seize' and because sailors operate on the seas	Sailors like to seas opportunities .	The given text is a pun
het_597	This is a pun on 'feat' which in this context means an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength, but it's also being used because it sounds exactly similar to 'feet' which is what the spectators would actually be starring at if the walker was wearing diamond-laced slippers	The tightrope walker gently took a step at a time and always wore diamond - laced slippers . The spectators always would stare in awe at the tightrope walker ' s feat .	The given text is a pun
het_593	Sirius is the name of a star located in the constellation Canis Major. Dog Star is another term used to refer to the star Sirius. Sirius sounds like "serious", and "serious" means sincere. "You can't be serious" means "you can't be sincere about what you are saying". This joke is playing on the word Sirius and its homophone serious.	The little green men told me it was the Dog Star . I told them they can ' t be Sirius .	The given text is a pun
het_592	A bough is a tree branch. A bow (which sounds like bough) is when someone bends forward at the waist as a way of saying thank you to someone or to show respect to someone. In theatre, after a performance is done, the cast will come on stage at the end and take a bow. The joke is personifying a forest and using the term "boughs" which is often seen on trees to mean "bows".	The cast , after the scene in the forest , took their boughs .	The given text is a pun
het_589	A prophet is someone who is regarded as having connection with a divine being. Prophet sounds like profit. A profit is money made when selling something. The joke is a play on the word "prophet".	My family scoffed when I had a divine inspiration I ' d get rich selling my ' ' Beets Brule , ' ' but after I made my first million , they had to admit I made quite a prophet .	The given text is a pun
het_586	This is a play on words. The phrase "less said, the better" means it's better to not say much about the incident. However, "better" sounds like "butter", which is a dairy product that results when cream is churned.	Why did the dairy churn ? The less said , the butter . . .	The given text is a pun
het_584	The joke is a pun. Photos that haven't developed an image yet are called the 'negatives'. To do or say something negatively is to do it in a pessimistic or sad depressing way.	' ' I haven ' t had my photographs developed yet , ' ' said Tom negatively .	The given text is a pun
het_582	In the U.S. a brief is a written legal argument that is presented to a court to aid it in reaching a conclusion in a case. Briefly means fleetingly, or for a short time. The joke is playing on the word "briefly" since we can see "brief" in that word which references a legal argument presented before a judge.	' ' I presented my case to the judge , ' ' Tom said briefly .	The given text is a pun
het_580	Bunny is a colloquial term for young rabbits and hares. Hare sounds like hair, the loss of which is to go bald. The man is upset at the death of his pet and the resulting loss of his hair.	The stress of having his beloved pet bunny die caused a man to go bald - - he was very upset about losing his hare .	The given text is a pun
het_58	This is a play on words. To "spring to mind" means an idea has occurred to someone. However, "mind" sounds like "mine" which is a defensive weapon and one type of mine is the Claymore mine.	When asked to picture the perfect modern defensive weapon the Claymore springs to mine .	The given text is a pun
het_578	Waiting requires patience. Wait sounds like weight, but mean different things. One who can wait shows a lot of patience which is a virtue. "It carries a lot of wait" sounds like "it carries a lot of weight" which means it carries a lot of meaning.	Patience is a virtue that carries a lot of wait .	The given text is a pun
het_574	Espresso is a type of concentrated dark coffee that is huge in italian culinary and culture. It also sounds like express, as in to express yourself.	Why are Italians so good at making coffee ? Because they really know how to espresso themselves .	The given text is a pun

het_820

The joke is a pun. 'Tsary' is the word 'Tsar' changed to sound like 'sorry'. 'Tsar' was the title of the ruler of Russia before its revolution. Saying it was 'in a tsary state' makes it sound like it was in poor condition.

Before the revolution , Russia was in a Tsary state .

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het_813

"A passing interest" means one that flees easily. Here, "passion," meaning affection, replaces "passing" instead

His affection for her was more than a passion interest .

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het_810

A population expert might be someone who studies populations and demographics, which is information that is collected by a sensus. Sensus sounds like senses, and when someone loses their senses, it might be from old age.

OLD POPULATION EXPERTS never die , they just lose their census .

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het_807

The joke is a pun on the word 'maternity'. 'Maternity' means motherhood. It sounds like 'eternity' which means forever. The pregnancy is very long so it feels like an eternity.

Sometimes a pregnancy is so long it seems like a maternity .

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het_805

This is a play on words. A "feat" is an achievement that requires great skill or strength but "feet" are the parts of the body people put shoes on.

Being able to fit size 14 shoes is quite a feet .

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het_804

The beginning of the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme goes "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water". The word pale is a homophone of pail. "Pale in comparison" is phrase that means something is not as good compared with something else. The joke is saying other nursery rhymes "pale in comparison" to the Jack and Jill one, but use "pail" in place of "pale" to reference the pail in the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme. The joke is centered on the word pail, its homophone pale, and its use in "pale in comparison".

Jack and Jill is the best nursery rhyme as others pail in comparison .

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het_803

The joke is a play on words. 'Wicket witch' wounds like 'wicked witch'. A wicket is a small gate used in cricket to hit balls through. A wicked witch is a mean or scary witch.

The woman who rode her broom to a croquet game was a wicket witch .

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het_802

The joke is talking about a garden club finding themselves in a hosta environment. A hosta is a type of eastern Asian plant. A garden is a piece of ground used to grow plants; hostas can be grown in gardens. A "hosta environment" sounds like "hostile environment". Hostile means unfriendly or threatening. "Hosta environment" can be taken literally, as in being surrounded by hosta plants. Since "hosta environment" sounds like "hostile environment" the joke could be understood as the environment is unfriendly. This joke is centered around the word "hosta" and how it sounds like "hostile" which is generating different understandings.

The garden club visited the nursery and found themselves in a hosta environment .

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het_795

The joke is a pun. To 'summarise' is to quickly explain something in a summary of events or items. 'Summarise' sounds like 'summer-ize' which could probably mean to prepared for summer, as T - shirt, shorts, and sunglasses are all typically worn in the summer.

' ' I ' m putting on my T - shirt , shorts , and sunglasses , ' ' Tom summarised .

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het_793

The joke is a pun on the word 'intoned'. Singing involves using one's voice at different tones. To 'intone' something is to say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.

I ' m singing well these days , Tom intoned .

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het_791

This is a pun on the phrase "lose their way" which means to lose sight of what's important, but here it's replaced with 'whey' because it sounds similar and 'whey' is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained

OLD MILKMAIDS never die they just lose their whey .

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het_786

Pun on "nothing" and "mutton" sounding vaguely alike. Mutton is what cuts of lamb for eating are referred to as, and lamb stew is typically made with other ingredients in addition to the lamb, hence "much ado". Also a vague Shakespeare reference.

Lamb stew is much ado about mutton

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het_783

Pun on the similarity between "truffle" and "trouble". Truffles are a rare underground mushroom considered a delicacy, and dogs are commonly trained to search for them in the right environments.

I trained my dog to hunt for underground mushrooms but now he ' s more truffle than he ' s worth .

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het_782

The joke is a pun. The person says something 'disjointedly' which is to say it in a manner lacking in coherence. The person is wearing a cast, which means they may have broken a bone or joint in their body.

' ' I have to wear this cast for another six weeks , ' ' said Tom disjointedly .

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het_777

This is a pun on "talking in one's sleep", a common phenomenon during slumber and dreaming, and the author of the Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien. If the author were dreaming about being the author of the Lord of the Rings while asleep, then they were "Tolkien in their sleep".

Last night , I kept dreaming that I had written Lord of the Rings . The wife said I ' d been tolkien in my sleep .

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het_775

This is a pun on 'sealing' which is the application of a nonporous coating to a surface to make it impervious, but 'ceiling' is used in it's place since it sounds similar and is the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment, where water leaks usually happen

Water leaking through wallboard is usually a ceiling problem .

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het_773

This is a play on words. A twenty five cent coin is called a "quarter". However, "quarterly" also refers to profits coming four times a year.

If the mint makes 25 cent pieces it should expect quarterly profits .

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het_771

This is a pun on the phrase 'lose their way' which means no longer have a clear idea of one's purpose or motivation in an activity or business, but 'whey' is used in place of 'way' because it sounds similar and 'whey' is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, which is need to make cheese

OLD CHEESE MAKERS never die , they just lose their whey

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het_770

The joke is a pun. 'No breaks' could mean that the trucker drove constantly without stopping for rest. The phrase sounds identical to 'no brakes' which means that the brake lines on the truck were either missing, not working, or were not used at all.

The trucker explained that he was early because he had had no breaks .

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het_77

This is a pun on 'naughty' which means (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved, but 'knotty' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because 'knotty' means to be full of knots which is what can happen to string when children play with it

Children can do some knotty things with string .

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het_769

Rugged means having or requiring toughness. Rug is synonymous with carpet. Traveling on a flying carpet is an experience involving a rug, or is an experience that requires toughness. This sentence is playing on the word "rugged".

Traveling on a flying carpet is a rugged experience .

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het_768

The joke is a pun on the word 'brail'. The phrase would usually be 'bail her out', but the person is blind so the word was replaced with 'brail'. Brail is the written language of bumps that people feel to read.

Even though Ashley was blind and under arrest , she still had hope that someone would brail her out .

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het_764

This is a pun on 'remorse' which is deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed, but 'remoras' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because 'remoras' is a pelagic marine fish belonging to family Echeneidae

The guilt - ridden shark always has a feeling of remoras .

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het_761

This is a pun on 'New Year's resolution' which is when a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behaviour. 'Revolution' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and because when a satellite orbits the planet it's known as a resolution

The satellite went into orbit on January 1st causing a new year ' s revolution .

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het_760

The joke is a play on words. An optometrist is an eye doctor. The phrase 'the bird seed' sounds like a grammatical error in trying to say 'the bird saw', as in it was able to see again. Birds typically eat seeds commonly just referred to as 'bird seed'.

After being treated by an optometrist , the bird seed .

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het_759

The joke is a play on words. The word 'incremental' has 'mental' in it. To say someone 'went mental' is to say that they had a mental breakdown. 'Incremental' means to be adding continually over time in 'increments'.

A mathematician that couldn ' t stop adding up recently went incremental .

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het_758

This is a pun on 'peace' which is a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended. However, the alternate spelling of 'piece' is being used because it sounds similar and because it can mean a written, musical, or artistic creation or composition.

Two brothers fought over some sheet music but their mother wanted to keep the piece .

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het_756

A corporal is a low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces. Corporal is a term that relates to the human body. "Corporal tunnel syndrome" sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome which is a condition characterized by numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. A junior NCO is a type of military officer that has not purused a commission. The joke is using the word corporal in different ways.

The Junior NCO had sore wrists . The doctor said it was corporal tunnel syndrome .

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het_754

"Breed" sounds like "breathe", so "breed their last" kind of sounds like "breathe their last". When one breathe's their last, it means they are taking their last breathe, essentially dying. Farmers are people that breed animals, or get animals to produce more offspring, typically for food. The joke is in the word "breed thier last" because it sounds sort of like "breathe their last" but breed ties into farming.

OLD RANCHERS never die , they just breed their last .

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The joke is a pun on the word 'aunt'. 'Aunt' can be pronounced like 'ant', the bug. They are construction workers so if they worked with wood, they could be called carpenters. This makes them 'carpenter aunts' which sounds like 'carpenter ants', the bugs that eat through wood.

If your dad ' s sisters are construction workers you might call them carpenter aunts .

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The joke is a pun. 'C' is the name of a commonly used programming language, and the name said out loud sounds just like the word 'see'. They don't die, they just lose their vision I guess.

Old programmers never die , they just can ' t C as well .

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het_75

The joke is a pun. A 'petal' is a leaf like part of a flower that makes up the colorful bloom part of the plant. 'Petal' sounds like 'pedal' which refers to a gas pedal in a car in the phrase 'pedal to the metal' which means to go as fast as possible.

When the florist was running behind in delivering the roses , he had to put the petal to the metal .

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This is a play on words. The word "role" in acting means a character that needs to be played but "sausage roll" is a type of food. The punchline is that the role (or roll) in this play is meant for a sausage not a pie.

A pie went for an audition for a part in a play . The casting agent told him he performed well , but it was more of a sausage roll .

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het_743

It's a failed pun on 'great pains/panes to please.

She was only a Glaziers daughter but took great panes to please

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het_740

This is a pun on 'lose their senses' which would mean they'd lose a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, but 'census' is used because it sounds similar and because it measn 'an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.'

OLD ENUMERATORS never die , they just lose their census

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het_737

The joke is a pun on the word 'raven'. Edgar Allen Poe has a famous poem with a raven. 'Raven' sounds like 'raving' which would make the phrase 'raven madman' into 'raving madman'. A 'raving madman' is someone who is wildly eccentric and 'crazy'.

Many people think that Edgar Allan Poe was a raven madman .

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"Peace" and "piece" are homophones. A puzzle piece is a portion of a puzzle. Missing peace means peace that is not present. A missing piece means a section that is gone. Peace is tranquility, or a period of time where there's no war. This joke is playing on the word "peace" since it sounds like "piece".

Life is a puzzle ; look here for the missing peace .

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This is a play on words. The word "weight" means heavy or having much importance but "wait" means to delay action for a period. The joke is that if somone is patient they'll need to do a lot of waiting.

Patience is a virtue heavy in wait

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het_73

This is a play on words. The word "glowingly" means spoken with enthusiastic praise but "glowingly" also refers to how plutonium is a radioactive element that glows or shines with a very bright light.

' ' This food tastes of plutonium , ' ' said Tom glowingly .

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het_724

This is a play on words. The phrase "on the lam" means being a fugitive from the law but "lam" sounds like "lamb" meaning a young sheep.

The sheep robber was caught on the lamb .

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Pain is a homophone of pane. A pane is a single sheet of glass, often used to make windows. Pain is a type of suffering caused by injury. Though he crashed through the windows, he felt "no pane' which sounds like "no pain". The joke is on the word "pane" which describes window glass, but sounds like "pain".

He crashed through several windows , but felt no pane .

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This is a play on words. The word "son" means the male offspring of a parent but "sun" is the star at the center of the solar system.

The son can warm you forever

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This is a pun on the phrase 'take me to your leader' which is used in pop culture whenever alien lifeforms wish to speak with leaders of earth, but 'liter' is used here because it sounds similar and because 'liter' is a common liquid measurment form that soft drinks come in

An alien landed at a soft drink company and said ' take me to your liter ' .

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het_72

This is a pun on the phrase 'past it's prime' which means no longer as good at something as one once was. But 'pasta' is used in there because it sounds similar to 'past' and because spaghetti is a type of pasta

Leftover spaghetti is pasta its prime .

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This is a pun on 'iron deficiency' which is when your body doesn't produce enough iron, but 'irony' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and it means the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. In this case, the irony is that this joke is a pun

I don ' t find health - related puns funny anymore since I started suffering from an irony deficiency .

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This is a pun on the phrase 'manner of speaking', which is used to say that a statement is true or accurate in a certain way even if it is not literally or completely true. In this case 'manor' is used in place of 'manner' because it sounds similar and 'manor' is another term for a large country house

A man ' s home is his castle in a manor of speaking .

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Cash, as in money, sounds like cache, as in a web browser history. The joke is about net-surfing, or internet surfing, bandits that end their operations by making money or clearing the cache.

The Net - surfing bandits always ended an operation by clearing out the cash .

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This is a pun on 'bail' which is the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. However, the alternate spelling of 'bale' is used in it's place because it sounds exactly similar and because it is a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops.

A hay farmer in jail could get out on bale .

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This is a pun on 'bite' which is (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something, but 'byte' is used in it's place because it sounds similar and refers to a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit which is related to computers

If a dog was computer literate , would his bark be worse than his byte ?

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The joke is a pun. To say something is 'to die for' is to say that it is something very fun, enjoyable, or good. 'Die' sounds like 'dye', which means to color something with dyes. Dying eggs is a tradition for many during Easter.

Easter is more than something to dye for

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In architecture, a frieze refers to any horizonal panel used for decorative purposes. Triglyphs are panels with three vertical lines, and represent the beams used in prehistoric buildings to support the roof. Triglyphs make up the frieze. It's "friezing in here" sounds like "it's freezing in here" which means it's cold in here. The joke is in using the word "friezing" because the word "frieze" was inserted instead of "freeze". The joke is pulling from architectural terms.

The triglyph commented , ' It ' s friezing in here . .

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A sari is a type of dress. Hindus are often seen wearing them Sari sounds like "sorry". The person is apologizing for spilling coffee on the person's sari.

When I went to the International Club , I accidentally spilled coffee on a Hindu lady ' s dress . I told her I was very sari .

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This is the rare OLD PROFESSIONS joke that works because 'spade away' is a pun on 'fade away', which is a euphemism for dying. It makes sense here because farmers work with spades.

OLD FARMERS never die , they just spade away .

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I think this a play on the word conception. Conception means to conceive a child. Misconception sounds like "miss conception" or to not conceive when trying to. Misconception is typically used to mean to have misunderstanding. It's a word that cleverly folds in nicely when trying to explain that people have many misunderstandings about getting pregnant.

People have many misconceptions about pregnancy .

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This joke just barely works because enough people know that 'raze' means to demolish/destroy, while also being a synonym for 'raise', which is what the tornado literally did.

Dorothy and Toto found to their horror that tornadoes really could raze a house .

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This is a pun on the phrase 'made an ass of himself' which means to make a fool of/ embarrass yourself, but here 'ash' is used in place of 'ass' because it sounds similar and because when you set something on fire, there will inevitably be ash

The careless pyromaniac made an ash of himself .

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het_69

The joke doesn't work because we don't know that the window isn't on the first story of the house.+H979

' ' I can see through the window , ' ' said Tom stiltedly .

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This is a pun on the word "hi". The word "high" has been replaced by the similar-sounding word "hi" because "hi" is a greeting that can be conveyed by waving at someone and this joke is about someone who waves at people instinctively. It is natural because he didn't intend to actually greet anyone, he waved without thinking about it.

A boy who instinctively waves at people has a natural hi .

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A leek is a plant and can be grown in a garden. Leek is a homophone of leak. "Leak" is a word that describes a container slowly losing its contents, or it refers to the hole causing it. In this case, the garden hose is the item that has the leak. "I couldn't get to the leek without getting wet" can be understood as the person couldn't get to the plant without getting wet. It can also be understood as "I couldn't get to the leak without getting wet" as in, the person couldn't get to the hole the water was coming out from. It can be accidentally understood this way because leak and leek are homophones. This joke is playing on the word leek.

Our garden hose was damaged yesterday , and I couldn ' t get to the leek without getting wet .

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"Oh my deer" sounds like "oh my dear" except deer replaces dear. "Oh my dear" an expression used to express shock or concern. Doe like eyes means that someone has large, trusting eyes. A doe is a female deer.

She was small , slender with doe like eyes . ' ' Oh , my deer , ' ' he whispered .

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het_678

"Crutch on her" sounds like "crush on her". To have a crush on someone is to have romantic feelings towards another. When someone's leg is broken, they are typically given a cast for their leg, and crutches to help them move about. A crutch is a long stick that helps support the body. So, the joke could be taken literally, as in this person's date is literally bearing the weight of a crutch. Or, because "crutch" sounds like "crush" the joke is saying "my date could tell that I had romantic feelings for her". The joke is playing on the phrase "crutch on her" because it sounds close to "crush on her".

I went to prom with a broken leg . During the slow dances my date could tell that I had a crutch on her .

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This is a pun on the word "stationery". A stationery store is a store for writing and office supplies. "Stationery" sounds like "stationary". "Stationary" means to stay still. In an earthquake, a store that does not shake will be the safest to be in.

What is the best store to be in during an earthquake ? A stationery store .

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This is a play on words. A "chairman of the board" means the principal officer of a corporation but "bored" means feeling weary due to disinterest.

At some executive meetings there is a chairman of the bored .

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This is a pun on how now sounds like no and you need to take advantage of your opportunities now or they will go away.

Opportunities take ' ' now ' ' for an answer

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The joke is a play on words. A 'private screening' would be a private showing of a film. In a horror film, one might scream out of fear, so the phrase was changed to 'private screaming'.

I like the latest horror movie so much that I ' ve arranged a private screaming .

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Descent sounds close to "decent" . The word descent describes the origin or background of a person in terms of their family. A "decent", or satisfactory education is what people often seek. Genealogy is the study of families and lineage tracing. The joke is playing on the word descent.

The study of genealogy is a basic requirement for a descent education .

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The joke is a pun. A 'rational' number in mathematics is a number that can be a quotient of two integers with no repeating decimal. Being 'rational' or speaking 'rationally' means to do so calmly and by thinking things through.

' ' It ' s the quotient of two integers , ' ' said Tom rationally .

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This is a pun on the word "navel". The word "naval" has been replaced by the identical-sounding word "navel" because a "navel" is a belly button and this joke is about a guy who looks at his belly button.

He stared at his belly button so much , he was promoted to navel officer .

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Beaux refers to the debutante having multiple suitors, but is used also to sound like bows on the dress

Pink satin was perfect for her gown , yet the debutante appeared even more charming with beaux on either side .

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"Throng" sounds like "wrong". A throng is a pack of people. "In a group you're in the throng" which is correct, but also sounds like "in the group you're in the wrong" which is the opposite of "by yourself you're in the right".

By yourself you ' re in the right . In a group you ' re in the throng .

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The feudal system was a system that related to relationships that were derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor. Feudal sounds like futile. Futile means ineffective. Peasants work the land to exchange their labor for a place to stay.

It is difficult to escape being a peasant because resistance is feudal .

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This is a pun on the word "creek". Creeks are like rivers and this joke is about river rats. Creek sounds like creak which means to show weakness or frailty under strain, as someone who is old and dying might do.

OLD RIVER RATS never die , they just start to creek

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forty is in the word fortitude which also how many was gone

' ' I bought myself fifty hamburgers and I ' ve only ten left , ' ' said Tom with fortitude .

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Not completely sure, but is 'barked' supposed to sound close to Bach? Bach is the composer of the Brandenburg Concertos.

' ' I ' ve been listening to the Brandenburg Concertos , ' ' Tom barked .

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Wordplay. Mario Puzo is the author of the novel that the famous film The Godfather is adapted from. A famous line from the movie involves one character saying that they will intimidate another into following their orders by "making him an offer he can't refuse". The pun is on the similarity in sound between "offer" and "author"; the students cannot refuse to read Puzo's works because he is required reading for the class.

When she made Mario Puzo ' s books required reading for her class , she made him an author they couldn ' t refuse .

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This is a play on the word route. A root refers to the part of a plant that is in the soil. A route is a course taken. The word root was used here to mean route, but root made sense because they're talking about animals in soil.

Animals that tunnel in the soil have to have an escape root .

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I think liasons is supposed to sound like "lessons". In French a liason is the pronunciation of a linking consonant between two words. Lessons refer to something learned or taught. This joke is playing on the word "liasons" because it sounds like "lessons".

A course offered to introduce French in five easy liaisons .

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This is a play on words. The word "allies" means people who work together or help each other in a given enterprise. But "allies" sounds like "alloys" meaning metals found in mines which are made from combining two or more metallic elements.

Two mining companies merged and became alloys .

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This is a pun on the phrase 'doubt it' which means a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction, but 'drought' is used in it's place because it kind of sounds similar and because a drought is what happens when it rains infrequently

The weather man said there won ' t be any rain for 6 months , but I drought it .

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This is a pun on the word "charmingly". "Charmingly" has the word "charm" in it. A charm can be an ancient Chinese artifact and the joke is about ancient Chinese artifacts.

' ' Have you seen my collection of ancient Chinese artifacts ? ' ' asked Tom charmingly .

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"Whiskey business" sounds like risky business. "Risky business" means that there is possibility of danger or failure or loss for a business. Whiskey is a type of hard liquor. "Making your own hard liquor is a whiskey business" can be understood literally, as in, you're in the business of making whiskey. Or, it can be understood as being risky, since "whiskey business" sounds like "risky business". The joke is playing on the word "whiskey".

Making your own hard liquor is a whiskey business .

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The joke is a pun. 'Sale' sounds like 'sail', and both meanings are used here. 'Sale' refers to a promoted deal from a seller of some product or service. 'Sail' refers to sailing on water, and the phrase 'sail away' can mean to travel far away.

OLD STOREKEEPERS never die , they just sale away .

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"Sundays" is a homophone of "sundaes". Sundays is the plural of Sunday, which is a day in the week. Sundaes is the plural of sundae which is a type of dessert involving ice cream. A sundae typically has dairy as a main ingredient. A Dairy Queen is a fast food chain that serves ice cream. Tom is saying that they are not a Dairy Queen, but they have "great Sundays" meaning their Sundays are fun filled, but "great Sundays" sounds like "great sundaes", so "great ice cream". This joke is playing on the word Sundays and its homophone sundaes.

We Are Not Dairy Queen … But We Have Great Sundays

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This is a pun on 'finishing school' which is a private school where girls are prepared for entry into fashionable society, but 'Finnish' is used in it's place because it sounds slightly similar and since Helsinki is the capital of Finland, any school there is a Finnish school

All students in Helsinki go to Finnish school .

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Pencils that are sharp have a sharp point at the end. For something to be pointless is for something to be without direction. Pointless can also be understood literally, something without a point. This joke is a play on the word point.

' ' My pencil is blunt , ' ' said Tom pointlessly .

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A shopaholic is someone that is addicted to shopping. Shopping is the act of buying goods. A sale is a period of tiime when a retailer sells goods at a reduced price. "Sale away" sounds like "sail away" and "sail away" means to depart. The joke is on the word "sale away" because it sounds like "sail away" but a sale relates to the shopaholic as it is something they tend to seek and like.

Shopaholics never die , they just sale away .

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This is a play on words. The word "vise" is a metal tool used in carpentry but "vice" means immoral or wicked behavior.

She was only a Carpenter ' s daughter , but she knows every vise .

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This is a play on words. The term "closing time" means the time a business is closed. However, "closing" sounds like "clothing" which references the fact that articles of clothing are sold at the men's wear store.

A men ' s wear store has opening and clothing times .

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This is a pun on the phrase 'seize the opportunity' which means take advantage of it and do something that you want to do, but 'seas' are used in it's place because it sounds similar to 'seize' and because sailors operate on the seas

Sailors like to seas opportunities .

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This is a pun on 'feat' which in this context means an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength, but it's also being used because it sounds exactly similar to 'feet' which is what the spectators would actually be starring at if the walker was wearing diamond-laced slippers

The tightrope walker gently took a step at a time and always wore diamond - laced slippers . The spectators always would stare in awe at the tightrope walker ' s feat .

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Sirius is the name of a star located in the constellation Canis Major. Dog Star is another term used to refer to the star Sirius. Sirius sounds like "serious", and "serious" means sincere. "You can't be serious" means "you can't be sincere about what you are saying". This joke is playing on the word Sirius and its homophone serious.

The little green men told me it was the Dog Star . I told them they can ' t be Sirius .

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A bough is a tree branch. A bow (which sounds like bough) is when someone bends forward at the waist as a way of saying thank you to someone or to show respect to someone. In theatre, after a performance is done, the cast will come on stage at the end and take a bow. The joke is personifying a forest and using the term "boughs" which is often seen on trees to mean "bows".

The cast , after the scene in the forest , took their boughs .

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A prophet is someone who is regarded as having connection with a divine being. Prophet sounds like profit. A profit is money made when selling something. The joke is a play on the word "prophet".

My family scoffed when I had a divine inspiration I ' d get rich selling my ' ' Beets Brule , ' ' but after I made my first million , they had to admit I made quite a prophet .

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This is a play on words. The phrase "less said, the better" means it's better to not say much about the incident. However, "better" sounds like "butter", which is a dairy product that results when cream is churned.

Why did the dairy churn ? The less said , the butter . . .

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The joke is a pun. Photos that haven't developed an image yet are called the 'negatives'. To do or say something negatively is to do it in a pessimistic or sad depressing way.

' ' I haven ' t had my photographs developed yet , ' ' said Tom negatively .

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In the U.S. a brief is a written legal argument that is presented to a court to aid it in reaching a conclusion in a case. Briefly means fleetingly, or for a short time. The joke is playing on the word "briefly" since we can see "brief" in that word which references a legal argument presented before a judge.

' ' I presented my case to the judge , ' ' Tom said briefly .

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Bunny is a colloquial term for young rabbits and hares. Hare sounds like hair, the loss of which is to go bald. The man is upset at the death of his pet and the resulting loss of his hair.

The stress of having his beloved pet bunny die caused a man to go bald - - he was very upset about losing his hare .

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This is a play on words. To "spring to mind" means an idea has occurred to someone. However, "mind" sounds like "mine" which is a defensive weapon and one type of mine is the Claymore mine.

When asked to picture the perfect modern defensive weapon the Claymore springs to mine .

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Waiting requires patience. Wait sounds like weight, but mean different things. One who can wait shows a lot of patience which is a virtue. "It carries a lot of wait" sounds like "it carries a lot of weight" which means it carries a lot of meaning.

Patience is a virtue that carries a lot of wait .

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Espresso is a type of concentrated dark coffee that is huge in italian culinary and culture. It also sounds like express, as in to express yourself.

Why are Italians so good at making coffee ? Because they really know how to espresso themselves .

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