Setup & punchline jokes
13 jokes · ten picks, reshuffled daily
The classic shape: a statement that points one way, then a line that goes the other. The setup does the honest work and the punchline breaks the promise. Most jokes you know by heart are this shape, whether they admit it or not.
A snail gets mugged by two turtles. When the police ask him what happened, he says: "I don't know, officer. It all happened so fast."
My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't.
A sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve food here."
I asked the librarian if the library had books on paranoia. She whispered, "They're right behind you."
I invented a new word today. Plagiarism.
I told my computer I needed a break. Now it won't stop sending me vacation ads.
I asked my grandmother for the secret to a long marriage. She said, "Never go to bed angry." "Stay up and fight."
My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward.
I asked my dog what two minus two is. He said nothing.
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