- A B C (Tom Swifties)
- "One can't dispute the fundamental importance of learning the alphabet," Abie ceded.
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- A Band On (Tom Swifties)
- "I'm wearing my wedding ring," said Tom with abandon.
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- A Bee Hive (Book Titles)
- Where Monks Get Honey: Abbey Hive
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- A Bee Stung (Book Titles)
- Ouch!: A. B. Stung
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- A Berlin (Book Titles)
- A Tale of German Capital: Amber Lynn Cash
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- A Bozo (Book Titles)
- My Career As A Clown: Abe OzoJG
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- A Bra Ham (Book Titles)
- Large Pig Brassieres: Abraham D. Cupp
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- A Brace [of hares] (Tom Swifties)
- "I caught two hares," said Tom abrasively.
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- A Bridge (Dentist)
- I was going to make a long-winded joke about orthodontics, but decided to abridge it.
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- A Bun Dance (Redefinitions)
- Abundance: The Waltz of the Rolls.
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- A Capella (Book Titles)
- Singing Without An Orchestra: A. K. PellaJG
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- A Cert [brand of candy] (Tom Swifties)
- "It's not a candy mint, it's a breath mint," Tom asserted.
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- A Count (Computers)
- In status, account is between a peasant and a king.
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- A Cue Ball (Book Titles)
- Let's Play Billiards: A. Q. BallJG
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- A Cute (Tom Swifties)
- "I like fuzzy bunnies," gurgled Tom acutely.
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- A Damn Ant (Tom Swifties)
- "I've got another @#$%*! insect in my pants," said Tom adamantly.
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- A Damn Shame (Book Titles)
- The Wall Failed and Caused a Flood: Adam Shame
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- A Delayed (Book Titles: Good)
- Angry Commuters: Adelaide Train
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- A Den (Middle East)
- Where does Geography Bear sleep? In Aden.
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- A Dress (Jokes)
- What does a house wear? Address.
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- A Flat Minor (Music)
- What do you get when you drop a piano down a mineshaft? A flat miner.
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- A Gate (Geology)
- How does a geologist get into a backyard? Through agate.
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- A Gust of Wind (Book Titles: Good)
- It Blew Off My Hat!: Augusta Wind
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- A Harbour (USA)
- A port city will always be found where there is Ann Arbor.
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- A Head (Jokes)
- What did the bra say to the hat? "You go on ahead, I'll give these two a lift."
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- A Jar (Jokes)
- When is a door not a door? When it's ajar.
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- A King (One-Liners)
- A person in pain is like a monarch - aching all over!
"Aye, every inch!" said Lear achingly.
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- A Ledge (Tom Swifties)
- "I'm halfway up the mountain," Tom alleged.
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- A Lexus Car (Book Titles: Good)
- Luxury Automobile: Alexis Carr
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- A Light (Jokes)
- When does a bird become a light bulb? When it alights on a branch.
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- A Loo Fly (Tom Swifties)
- "England is okay, except there seems to be at least one blood-sucking insect in every outhouse," said Tom aloofly.
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- A Lower (Two-Liners)
- I burnt my Hawaiian pizza last night. I should have put the oven on aloha setting.
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- A Lumen, Um (Chemistry: Elements)
- Aluminum, is a measure of, uh, light intensity.
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- A Man (Middle East)
- Geography prof: "I need Amman and a woman to do a report on Jordan."
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- A Man to Be Reckoned With (Book Titles)
- Dirty Harry is... : Amanda B. Reckondwithz
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- A Mandolin (Book Titles: Good)
- Not a Guitar!: Amanda Line
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- A Meal Eaten (Book Titles: Good)
- At Last, Thanksgiving Dinner Is Over: Emile Eden
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- A Meal Ticket (Book Titles)
- Confessions Of A Gold Digger: Emile TicketJG
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- A Meal Ya Eat (Book Titles)
- What is dinner?: Amelia Eatt
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- A Mere Pittance (Book Titles: Good)
- Not Very Expensive: Amir PittanceJG
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- A Micron (Greek Letters)
- Omicron is one-millionth of a metre.
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- A Minor (Music)
- What do you call an underaged musician? A minor.
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- A Mousekateer (Book Titles)
- My Life With Annette: Amos KateerJG
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- A Nap (Two-Liners)
- Is your iPad preventing you from falling asleep? Don't worry, there's a nap for that.
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- A Net (Names)
- A fisherman can catch lots of fish with Annette.
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- A Net Curtain (Book Titles)
- Pull Yourself Together!: Annette Curtainf
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- A Network (Book Titles)
- Masterpieces Of Fox TV: Annette WorkJG
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- A OK (Book Titles)
- Roger Wilco: A. O. KayeJG
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- A Parent (Jokes)
- When does a joke become a "dad" joke? When it becomes apparent.
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- A Patchy (Book Titles: Good)
- My Frequently-Mended Garment: Apache Dress
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- A Pear (Physics)
- The physicist's favourite Christmas carol is "The Twelve Days of Christmas" because of the partridge in ampere tree.
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- A Peel (One-Liners)
- Do nude banana jokes lack appeal?
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- A Pull (Fruits)
- Give a push, get apple.
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- A Real (Astronomy)
- That road accident made Ariel mess.
Bird watching is oriole great outdoors activity.
My font joke was Arial stinker.
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- A Roamer (One-Liners)
- My traveling stinks because I am aroma.
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- A Salt Water (Jokes)
- What's the most aggressive type of fish? Assault water fish.
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- A Scent (Animals)
- How do you know when a skunk agrees with you? When it gives strong assent.
Skunks climb by making ascent.
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- A Serb (Tom Swifties)
- "I got this ballpoint pen from a Yugoslav friend," said Tom acerbically.
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- A Shanty (Africa)
- Ashanti is a crude shack usually found in a slum.
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- A Stomach (Physics)
- Billy was sent home from Physics class with atomic ache.
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- A Sure (Two-Liners)
- Making a bet on what colour something will be is risky. It's not azure thing.
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- A Tent (Tom Swifties)
- "Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I sleep in a wigwam; Tuesdays, Thursdays, and weekends I sleep in a teepee," said Tom very attentively.
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- A Tire (Jokes)
- What's the difference between a well-dressed man on a bicycle and a poorly-dressed man on a tricycle? Attire!
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- A Trophy (One-Liners)
- The person who wastes away the most will win atrophy.
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- A Verse (Tom Swifties)
- "I don't want to rewrite this in prose," said Tom aversely.
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- A Wagon (Jokes)
- When can a dog be used to move stuff around? When its tail is a-waggin'.
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- A Werewolf (Werewolves)
- When the Big Bad Wolf became a Buddhist and started meditating, he became even scarier. He was aware wolf.
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- A Word (Tom Swifties)
- "In the beginning voz...," averred the German preacher.
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- Abatoir (Music)
- I tried singing an ABBA song once, but I butchered it so badly that I was called the Abbatoir.
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- Abba-Lone (Music)
- Is a single person who likes Abba an abalone?
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- Abbot and Costello (Two-Liners)
- "I hear that Elvis Costello and Abba will be touring this year." "Abba and Costello? Who's on first?"
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- Able and willing (Book Titles)
- I Want to Help: Abel N. Willina
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- Able bodied (Book Titles)
- Drafted!: Abel BoddeedJG
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- Abnormality (Book Titles)
- I'm not a Mutant: Abner MalletyJG
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- About (Two-Liners)
- I'm finally going to sit and read that Stephen Hawking book. It's about time.
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- Abracadabra (Book Titles)
- Say The Magic Word: Abby CadabraJG
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- Absent-Minded (Tom Swifties)
- "The number of people not attending class today really bothers me," said the professor absent-mindedly.
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- Abstract [art] (Tom Swifties)
- "I like modern painting," said Tom abstractly.
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- Abstract [steal] (Tom Swifties)
- "Now THAT's worth stealing," said Tom abstractly.
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- Abstract [thesis] (Tom Swifties)
- "This is the first step towards my thesis," said Tom abstractly.
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- Abu Dhabi (Asia)
- In the Harry Potterverse, would a house elf from the Middle East be called Abu Dobby?
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- Abysmal (Physical)
- To oceanographers, things are never bad, they're Abyss-mal.
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- Acceleration (One-Liners)
- People who peddle ibuprofen and Tylenol keep moving faster because they're into ache-seleration.
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- Accent (Two-Liners)
- I accidentally sprayed some deodorant in my mouth. Now I speak with a weird Axe scent.
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- Accident (Misc)
- I didn't mean to break the atlas! It was an Occident!
When the ox charged and rammed the wall, it left a big Occident.
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- Accord (Tom Swifties)
- "Let's all play an A, a C#, and an E," cried the band with one accord.
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- AC-DC (Book Titles)
- Electrical Wiring Made Easy: A. C. DeeseyJG
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- Ache (Measures)
- A geographer in pain is an acre.
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- Aching (Europe: Germany)
- "Do you hurt real bad?" "Yeah, I'm Aachen all over."
Dull Pain: A. KingA
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- Achoo [sneeze] (Jokes)
- What sounds like a sneeze and is made of leather? A shoe.
What does a nut say when it sneezes? "Cashew!"
In which American state do people sneeze a lot? Mass-achu-setts.
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- Acid (Tom Swifties)
- "This salad dressing has too much vinegar," said Tom acidly.
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- Ack-Ack (Anti-Aircraft) (Animals)
- With what do monkeys shoot down airplanes? A macaque gun.
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- Acorn (Nuts)
- Is a nut that toots when you hurt an ache-horn?
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- Acoustics (Two-Liners)
- The sound from a musician on stage bounces off the auditorium walls to surround the audience. The sound from a pigeon on stage does not, because a coo sticks.
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- Acquire (Two-Liners)
- "How much would it cost to buy a singing ensemble?" "You mean 'a choir'?" "Fine, how much to acquire a singing ensemble?"
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- Act Like a Nut (Expressions)
- If you want to catch a squirrel just climb a tree and act like a nut.
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- Acting (Canada)
- One can expect to find an active drama society in Acton.
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- AD Calendar (Book Titles)
- In Year One: A. D. CalendarJG
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- Ad Here (Expressions)
- Advertisers will place ads anywhere, even on promotional glue guns. They say "Put your adhere!"
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- Ad Lib (Africa)
- Do people who can speak extemporaneously come from ad-Libya?
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- Ad Nauseum (Book Titles)
- And so on and so forth: Ed Nauseumx
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- Ada Laid (Australasia)
- "Where did Ada put the book?" "Adelaide the book on the table."
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- Adam-Ant (Tom Swifties)
- "I insist on naming the first male insect," said Tom adamantly.
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- Add Annoyed (Anatomy)
- A doctor who is irritated by addition is adenoid.
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- Add Them Up (Book Titles: Good)
- I Love Mathematics: Adam Up
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- Add Thems (Mathematics)
- I wonder if mathematicians belong to the Add'Ems Family?
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- Adder (Animals)
- A snake that's good at math is an adder.
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- Adding (Middle East)
- He's so dumb that if he tried Aden two and two together, he'd get 22.
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- Address (Misc)
- To get into the Witness Protection Program, she got married. This way she got a new name and a dress.
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- Addressing (Vegetables)
- My salad is dry. This is a problem that needs a dressing.
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- Adele [singer] (Jokes)
- Did you know that my computer sings? It's a Dell.
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- Admit (Tom Swifties)
- "There's room for one more," Tom admitted.
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- Advance (Tom Swifties)
- "Here's your allowance for the next two weeks," Tom advanced.
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- Adverse (Two-Liners)
- Test audiences always hate advertisements with poetry. They have adverse reactions to them.
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- Advice (One-Liners)
- Someone suggested that I put advertisements on my clamps, but I thought that was bad advice.
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- Ad-vice (Tom Swifties)
- "Those hookers are putting notices in the personals," Tom advised.
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- AEIOU (Book Titles)
- Vowel Promissory Notes : A. E. I. O'You
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- Aerial (Names)
- I had a favourite antenna. I loved it so much I named it Ariel.
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- Affirmative (One-Liners)
- Nodding your head is an example of affirmative action.
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- Afraid of That (Expressions)
- "Do you have any books on phobias?" "Sorry, no we don't." "I was afraid of that."
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- After Math (Mathematics)
- Aftermath comes History, then Geography and Chemistry.
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- Aftermath (Mathematics)
- Did the invention of calculus have an aftermath?
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- Agree With (Cannibals)
- Cannibals don't like argumentative people. The flavour doesn't agree with them.
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- Agrees (Europe: Balkans)
- I don't want an argument. I'll be much happier if he a-Greece with me.
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- Ahead (Two-Liners)
- I have a deep admiration for busts. They're really ahead of their time.
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- AI Expert (Book Titles)
- Robotics Handbook: A. I. ExpertJG
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- Aimlessly (Tom Swifties)
- "Why can't I kill any of those Rebel scum?" asked Tom the Stormtrooper aimlessly.
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- Air Inside (Book Titles: Good)
- Why Tires aren't Flat: Erin Side
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- Airily (Tom Swifties)
- "The atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen," breathed Tom airily.
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- Airing (Tom Swifties)
- "I just hung my sheets on the clothesline," said Tom erringly.
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- Al Dente (Book Titles)
- Cooking Spaghetti: Al Dente
What do dentists eat for supper? Pasta al dente.
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- Al Fell For (Vegetables)
- "Were you able to trick Alf?" "Yes, alfalfa it hook, line and sinker."
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- Al Fresco (Book Titles)
- Outdoor Activities: Alf Resco6
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- Al Is On (Names)
- "Hey Moe! Where's Al?" "Alison the roof fixing a leak!"
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- Alarm (Tom Swifties)
- "Fire!" yelled Tom alarmingly.
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- Alarm Clock (Hot Cross Puns)
- What do you get when you cross a chicken with a bell? An alarm cluck.
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- Alarmist (Book Titles)
- Cry Wolf: Al Armist6
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- Albatross (Book Titles)
- Sea Birds: Albert Ross6
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- Albequerque (Book Titles)
- New Mexico Tour Book: Albie KerkyJG
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- Albert A (Canada)
- "What should we give Albert?" "If we give Alberta pun test, he'll kill us."
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- Alcatraz (Animals)
- What's the Prison for Deer called? Elkatraz.
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- Ale and Thus (Plants: Trees)
- He took his first sip of ailanthus began his long slide into alcoholism.
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- Alert (Canada)
- One must be Alert to drive a car safely at high speed.
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- Algebra (Mathematics)
- What did the mermaid wear to math class? An algae-bra.
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- Algol (Computers)
- A programmer's favourite star is Algol.
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- Algonquin (Provincial Park) (Canada)
- While camping at an Ontario provincial park, we ran out of beer. I turned to my friend Quinn and said "Algonquin!"
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- Algorithm (One-Liners)
- A Vice-President playing the bongos is mathematical because he's an Al Gore Rhythm.
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- Alice in Wonderland (Book Titles: Good)
- Lewis Carroll: Alison WonderlandJG
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- Alice Springs (Australasia)
- Alice may seem dormant now, but when she has a cause, Alice Springs into action.
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- Alienated (Expressions)
- "Are you OK with a Vulcan helping you?" "Of course, why wouldn't I be?" "I was afraid that you'd feel alien aided."
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- Alimony (Book Titles)
- Soak Your Ex-Husband: Ali Money6
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- Alkaseltzer (Book Titles)
- Oh What A Relief It Is: Al KaseltzerJG
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- All and Sundry (Book Titles)
- And the Other People: Allan Sundry
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- All Bite (Geology)
- If we albite rocks, we'll all lose our teeth.
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- All For (Greek Letters)
- Alpha one and one for all!
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- All He (Names)
- Ollie ever wanted was a chance to better his life.
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- All In (Toronto)
- Allen the Family was a TV sitcom featuring Archie Bunker.
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- All My Children (Canada)
- The Lac St. Jean (Quebec) region's favourite soap opera is "Alma Children".
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- All My Heart (Book Titles: Good)
- I Love You!: Alma Hart
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- All My Money (Book Titles)
- I Wuz Robbed!: Alma MoneyJG
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- All Ness (Toronto)
- Elliot Ness' job seemed simple. Alness had to do was put Al Capone in jail.
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- All Of (Fruits)
- Santa's 10th reindeer was called Olive the Other Reindeer.
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- All of a Sudden (Book Titles: Good)
- Without Warning: Oliver Sudden
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- All Out (Baseball)
- Baseball teams should try hard to win, but they shouldn't go all out.
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- All Over the Web (Jokes)
- Have you seen the picture of Spiderman getting blown up? It's all over the Web.
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- All Pine (Plants: Trees)
- If a mountain slope is totally covered in pine trees, is it described as alpine?
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- All right (Jokes)
- Did you hear about the guy that lost his left arm and leg in a car crash? He's all right now.
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- All Sass (Europe: France)
- "I cannot sass you for even one second?" "No! Alsace is forbidden!
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- All the Wrong Places (One-Liners)
- Star Wars burlesque has me looking for love in Alderaan places.
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- All True (Tom Swifties)
- "Everything Albert says is so obvious," said Tom altruistically.
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- All your Eggs in One Basket (Expressions)
- "I want 2 rubber seals, 3 plastic seals and one metal seal." "Don't put all your begs in one gasket!"
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- Allergies (One-Liners)
- Wouldn't it be better if we could ah-choose some ergies instead of allergies?
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- Alley (Jokes)
- What kind of cats like to go bowling? Alley cats.
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- Alligator (Book Titles: Good)
- Crocodile Dundee: Ali Gator
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- All-Out (Plants)
- Any operation against weeds is an all-out assault.
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- Allowed (Jokes)
- Why isn't whispering permitted in class? Because it's not aloud.
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- All's Well (Expressions)
- The favourite Shakespeare quote in the Middle East: "Oil's well that end's well."
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- Alma Ate A (Asia)
- "What did Alma eat?" "Alma Ata whole pizza all by herself!"
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- Almagest (Book Titles: Good)
- Funny Astronomy Texts: Alma Jest
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- Aloha (One-Liners)
- Laughing out loud is forbidden in Hawaii because it's a low ha state.
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- Alone (One-Liners)
- Borrowed money is always by itself because it’s a loan.
What kind of time isn't free? A loan time.
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- Aloud (Tom Swifties)
- "There's no need for silence," Tom allowed.
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- Altar (Astronomy)
- Where astronomers get married: the Altair.
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- Am Herst (Canada)
- You are himst, I Amherst.
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- Amalgam (Dentist)
- The collection of dentist jokes was an amalgam of bad puns.
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- Amazement (Two-Liners)
- When I learned what a labyrinth was, I was astonished. It's what a maze meant.
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- Amazing (South America)
- Favourite hymn of Brazil: "Amazon Grace".
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- Ambassa Door (Jokes)
- What's the best way to get into an embassy? Through the ambassador!
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- Ambidextrous (Seasonings)
- I can eat sugar with both hands because I'm ambidextrose!
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- AM-FM (Book Titles)
- Morning Radio: A. M. EffemJG
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- Amour (Asia)
- The French geographer's Asian river of romance is the Amur.
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- Amp (Tom Swifties)
- "It's a unit of electric current," said Tom amply.
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- Amsterdam (Europe: Netherlands)
- A good city to buy gerbils, mice and guinea pigs is Hamsterdam.
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- An (Names)
- Where to go bowling with Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn alley.
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- An Abortion (Book Titles)
- Unwanted Babies: Anna Bortion8
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- An Apple Is (Canada)
- "Mommy, what's an apple?" "Annapolis a large, red fruit."
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- An Archer (Book Titles: Good)
- I Shoot Arrows: Anne Archer
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- An Ear (Two-Liners)
- We just bought an authentic Van Gogh coffee table. We know it's authentic because there's a bit of veneer missing.
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- An Eater (Names)
- When a woman sits down to a meal, she can be called Anita.
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- An Ion (Physics)
- If you add electrons to a neutral atom, you'll get anion.
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- An M (Asia: Southeast)
- When writing the alphabet, one must put Annam after the letter "l".
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- An Ounce (Tom Swifties)
- "It weighs one-sixteenth of an pound," Tom announced.
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- Anaconda (Book Titles)
- Snakes of the World: Anna Conda
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- Anakin Skywalker (Jokes)
- Who wears the Darth Vader costume in the stores? Manikin Skywalker.
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- Analgesic (Book Titles)
- Pain Relief: Ann L. Gesick6
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- Analog (Book Titles)
- Modern Tree Watches: Anna Log
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- Anchor A (Asia: Turkey)
- It is generally not a good idea to Ankara boat until the engine is turned off.
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- Anchorage (USA)
- An Anchorage is a place ships can stop out in the ocean.
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- Anchovy (Book Titles)
- I Like Fish: Ann Chovie
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- And Over (USA)
- A task is repetitive if you have to do it over Andover.
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- Androgynous (Redefinitions)
- Androginous: when all hard liquors look the same.
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- Android (Book Titles)
- Robots: Anne Droid
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- Andy's (South America)
- The classic TV show for mountaineers was Amos and Andes.
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- Angioplasty (Book Titles)
- The Irish Heart Surgeon: Angie O'PlastyJG
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- Angrier (Two-Liners)
- My girlfriend doesn’t like it when I mess with her red wine. So I added fruit and lemonade to it, and she's sangria than ever.
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- Angry (One-Liners)
- The colour of rage is angreen.
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- Angst (Physics)
- The unit of measure of anxiety is the Angst-rom.
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- Ann Drew (Book Titles: Good)
- What Anne Did with Her Pencils: Andrew Pictures
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- Anna to Me (Anatomy)
- "...My Anna lies over the ocean; Oh bring back my anatomy..."
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- Anna Told Ya (Asia: Turkey)
- "What did Anna tell me?" "Anatolia to meet her at two o'clock."
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- Annie (Seasonings)
- The next show for Little Spicerack Productions will be Little Orphan Anise.
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- Annoy (Asia: Southeast)
- The Vietnam War used to Hanoi the Americans.
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- Anonymous (Book Titles)
- The Unknown Rodent: A. Nonny Mouse
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- Anorexia (Book Titles)
- Eating Disorders: Anna RexiaJG
A pullover coat will make you thinner because it gives you anorak-sia.
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- Ant on Knee (Names)
- What do you a call a man with an ant on his knee? Antony.
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- Ant on My Knee (Book Titles)
- Bit on the Leg: Anton Marnies
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- Antagonize (Book Titles)
- How to Annoy: Aunt Agonize
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- Ante Bellum (Book Titles)
- Life Before The Civil War: Aunty BellumJG
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- Anthem (Book Titles)
- National Songs: Ann Them
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- Anthrax (Book Titles)
- Animal Illnesses: Ann Thrax3
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- Antibodies (One-Liners)
- Ants don't get sick because they have anty bodies.
A zombie hunter has to have a strong immune system and be full of anti-bodies.
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- Anticlimax (Tom Swifties)
- "Orgasms are overrated," said Tom anticlimactically.
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- Antigravity (Book Titles: Good)
- Artificial Weightlessness: Andy Gravity
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- Anti-Money (Chemistry: Elements)
- A chemist in favour of barter is antimony.
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- Antique (Book Titles)
- Keeping Old Furniture Looking Good: Ann Teakn
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- Antlers (Book Titles: Good)
- Uncle Buck: Ant Lerzn
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- Anxiety (One-Liners)
- Studying hieroglyphics is worrisome and leads to much ankhziety.
Brontophobia is the fear of thunder. Maybe we should call it bang-ziety?
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- Any Longer (One-Liners)
- The company that makes yardsticks isn't going to make them any longer.
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- Any Means Necessary (Expressions)
- "How should we stop the Mad Punster?" "By any means necessary!" "But any doesn't mean necessary!"
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- Any More (Book Titles: Good)
- Is That It?: Annie MooreA
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- Anybody (Cannibals)
- Cannibals aren't picky when it comes to getting volunteers. Any body will do.
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- Anybody Home (Book Titles)
- Home Alone III, The Sequel: Annie BuddyhomeJG
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- Aphrodite (One-Liners)
- If the Greek goddess of love had had big, poofy hair, would she have been called Afrodite?
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- Apiary (Book Titles)
- Bee Stings Are in the Hand of the Bee Holder: A. P. AiryJG
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- Apocalypse (Two-Liners)
- Hockey Night in Canada has been suspended for the pandemic. It's really the end of the world - the Apuckalypse!
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- Apollo (Tom Swifties)
- "We had trouble with the propulsion systems for those moon flights," said the NASA engineer apologetically.
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- Apologize (Book Titles)
- Oh, God, I'm Sorry: Apollo Jize
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- Appeal (Tom Swifties)
- "Here's the story of the Liberty Bell," Tom told us appealingly.
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- Appear (Australasia)
- I hate surprise Geography tests. They just Apia out of nowhere.
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- Appendix (Anatomy)
- An item frequently found removed from a medical text is the appendix.
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- Appetite (1) (Geology)
- The mineral Apatite is the expression of hunger.
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- Appetite (2) (Redefinitions)
- What you call a situation when you buy an App that's a size too small for your iPhone.
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- Applaud (One-Liners)
- When praising a computer program, I app-laud it.
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- Applause (One-Liners)
- The Rules for Clapping are called Applaws.
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- Apple (Computers)
- When a programmer's work begins to bear fruit, it's usually an Apple.
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- Apple Loose (Animals)
- A bunch of apples on the floor is like a horse: Appaloosa.
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- Apple-Lauding (Tom Swifties)
- "My compliments to the company that makes the Macintosh computer," said Tom applaudingly.
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- Apply (Fruits)
- "Silly Billy, why did you put some fruit on your face?" "I was told to apple-eye myself!"
When I want to work hard, I hold an apple to my eye so I can apple-eye myself.
I wonder if ballet dancers have to a-plié to join a company, or just audition.
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- Appreciate (Tom Swifties)
- "I'm of greater value to you every day," said Tom appreciatively.
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- Appropriate (Tom Swifties)
- "I'll take that," said Tom appropriately.
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- Apricot (Fruits)
- The dried fruit thief was eventually apri-caught.
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- April Showers (Book Titles)
- May Flowers: April Showers
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- Apt [abbrev for apartment] (Tom Swifties)
- "2 bdrm furn w 5 appl," said Tom aptly.
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- Aquarius (Geology)
- The people who are the best at digging rocks from the ground are born under the sign of Aquarrius.
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- Aqueous (Tom Swifties)
- "All right -- we'll use a water solution," Tom acquiesced.
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- Arachnid (One-Liners)
- A Baghdad spider is an Iraqnid.
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- Arbor Eat'em (Plants)
- Carnivorous trees grow in an arboretum.
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- Arby Eyes (Baseball)
- Mr. Arby needs his RBIs to see with.
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- Arch [Golden arches] (Tom Swifties)
- "I always eat at McDonald's," said Tom archly.
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- Archipelago (Book Titles)
- Where to Find Islands: Archie Pelago
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- Architect (One-Liners)
- Noah was an engineer and an ark-itect.
People who design dog houses are barkitects.
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- Archives (Jokes)
- Where did Noah keep his bees? In the ark hives.
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- Archly (Tom Swifties)
- "I do not have flat feet!" said Tom archly.
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- Ardent (Two-Liners)
- To promote Valentine's Day passion, make a letter R out of something and press it into a soft spot of your amour. It will make him/her R-dent.
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- Are (One-Liners)
- I wonder if young pirates in love say, "I love you just the way you arrrr."?
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- Are Gone (Chemistry: Elements)
- "Have the evil Chemistry Punsters left?" "Yes, they argon."
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- Are There Any More (Book Titles)
- The Empty Cookie Jar: Arthur Anymoreu
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- Are, Son (Two-Liners)
- "Dad, are we pyromaniacs?" "Yes, we arson."
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- Area 51 (Jokes)
- What do aliens sing in operas? Aria 51.
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- Aren't (Fruits)
- Orange you going to get your homework done?
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- Aren't Much to Look At (Expressions)
- The Invisible Man married the Invisible Woman. Their kids aren't much to look at, either.
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- Aretha Franklin (Names)
- The office manager hung an illuminated Christmas wreath on the wall. I said "So, you hung up Franklin?" Puzzled response. "A-wreath-a Franklin?"
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- Argument [computer program] (Tom Swifties)
- "It's an actual parameter, not a formal parameter," was Tom's argument.
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- Ark (Mathematics)
- That which Noah built. Arc.
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- Ark Tick (Misc)
- "How can you tell that this ark is a clock?" "I can hear the Arctic."
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- Arm and a Leg (Cannibals)
- How about the cannibal who complained about the price of gas, saying it cost an arm and a leg to fill the tank?
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- Arm and Hammer (Book Titles: Good)
- Keep it Clean!: Armand Hammer
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- Arm Dale (Halifax)
- "Is it wise to give Dale a gun?" "If we don't Armdale, how can he fight in the war?"
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- Arm Is this (Undead)
- When the zombie armies finish fighting and declare a cease-fire, do any of them ask "Who's armistice?"
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- Armies (Military)
- Where does a general keep his armies? In his sleevies.
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- Arms (Anatomy)
- "The enemy is coming! To arms! To arms!" "But I already have two arms!"
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- Arms Race (Undead)
- I wonder what an arms race would be like in Zombie Territory? One would come in dead last.
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- Aroma (Fruits)
- When does a tomato have a smell? When it's a Roma!
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- Around (Jokes)
- Balls have got to be one of the oldest toys. They've been around for a long time.
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- Arr, Matey (Cannibals)
- What does a cannibal pirate say? "Arrrrmmm atey"
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- Arrest (Tom Swifties)
- "You have the right to remain silent," said Tom arrestingly.
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- Arse Tornoff (Book Titles)
- Nail in the Bannister: R. Stornoff
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- Arson (Two-Liners)
- "You two are pyromaniacs, and it looks like your boy is too!" "Well, he is our son Orson."
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- Arson Nick (Chemistry: Elements)
- Nick the chemist was also a pyromaniac. He was known in the underworld as "Arsenic".
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- Artful (Tom Swifties)
- "I've had it up to here with Post-Modern Expressionism," said the goat artfully.
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- Arthritis (Book Titles)
- Inflammation, Please!: Arthur ItisJG
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- Artichoke (Book Titles)
- Vegetable Arrangements: Arty Chokep
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- Artificial (Book Titles)
- It's a Fake!: Artie FishulC
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- Artistic (Book Titles)
- Misunderstood: Art TisticJG
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- Arty Choke (Vegetables)
- If artichoke, apply Heimlich maneuver.
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- Arugula (Vegetables)
- A posh fund-raising soirée to support orphaned kangaroos needed a logo. I suggested a leafy vegetable: A Roo Gala.
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- As Low (Europe: Scandinavia)
- Stealing candy from a baby? I never thought he'd sink Oslo as that.
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- As Of (Europe: Russia)
- "Because you students have been getting bad grades, Azov now you will be getting more homework!"
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- As One (Africa)
- When the Egyptians spoke in unison, they spoke Aswan.
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- As We Go (USA)
- We think that the best way to pay for a vacation in New York's Finger Lakes region is to pay Oswego.
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- Ash (Plants: Trees)
- The ash tree remains after a forest fire.
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- Asia Minor (Book Titles: Good)
- Turkish Minerals: Asa Minerl
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- Ask (Animals)
- Ox a silly question, get a silly answer.
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- Ask Her (Physical)
- If you esker no questions, she'll tell you no lies.
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- Ask It (One-Liners)
- A mortician teacher might say "If you have a question, just casket!"
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- Ask Us (Asia)
- We've studied hard for this test. If you Oxus a question, we'll get the answer right away.
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- Ask You (Two-Liners)
- "Why is everything crooked?" "I was going to askew the same thing."
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- Aspect (Redefinitions)
- What you get when you turn your back on a chicken.
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- Aspire (One-Liners)
- I strive to be a church steeple because its a spire.
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- Ass Ass (Jokes)
- What has two butts and kills people? An assassin.
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- Ass Pen (Plants: Trees)
- A wooden donkey corral is made from aspen.
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- Ass Tear (One-Liners)
- A move that causes the seat of your pants to rip as you tap-dance is called the Astaire.
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- Assembling Cabinet (Two-Liners)
- The CEO of IKEA was elected Prime Minister of Sweden. He's currently assembling his cabinet.
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- Asshole (One-Liners)
- Wishing wells are rude because they're a bunch of ask-holes.
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- Assist Her (Jokes)
- How do you help your female sibling? A sister.
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- Ass-nine (Tom Swifties)
- "One of the ten finalists in the 'London derriere' contest had to drop out," said Tom asininely.
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- Ass-Scent (Tom Swifties)
- "Yes, I agree to smell like a donkey," Tom assented.
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- Asthma (Mathematics)
- People who get wheezy and short of breath when confronted with an equation have mathsma.
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- At Large (Two-Liners)
- A shipment of weight loss pills was stolen this morning. The suspects are still at large.Pun.me
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- At Last (Misc)
- There you are! Atlas I have found you!
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- Atmosphere (One-Liners)
- Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? The food is great, but it has no atmosphere.
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- Atom Bomb (Book Titles)
- Nuclear Explosives: Adam Baumo
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- Attic Coke Can (Canada)
- An empty can of Coca-Cola in an attic is an Atikokan.
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- Attract Her (Jokes)
- How do you get a country girl's attention? A tractor.
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- Audit Tea (Redefinitions)
- Oddity: What to serve to agents of the Revenue Department when they are asking difficult questions about your taxes.
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- August (Misc)
- What type of wind can you expect in the eighth month of the year? August!
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- Auld Lang Syne (Christmas)
- As New Year's Eve draws to a close, the follically challenged gather to sing of memories of their lost hair: Bald Lang Syne.
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- Aunt Eater (One-Liners)
- Never give your uncle an anteater.
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- Aunt Elope (Animals)
- Did your antelope with your uncle before they married?
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- Aunty Freeze (Cars)
- What happens to Aunty Marge when she falls in the snow? Antifreeze.
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- Aussie [Australian] Food (Jokes)
- What do you call Australian fish? Aussie food.
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- Author (1) (Names)
- This dude writes books: Arthur.
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- Author (2) (Tom Swifties)
- "I wrote the book on that subject," said Tom authoritatively.
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- Automatic (1) (Book Titles: Good)
- The Industrial Revolution: Otto Mattick
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- Automatic (2) (Tom Swifties)
- "Don't give me the gears!" said Tom automatically.
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- Available (Two-Liners)
- "Ring this chime when you are ready. It's the availa-bell."
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- Ave Her [Have her] (Tom Swifties)
- "She's mine," averred the Cockney chauvinist.
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- Avenue (Jokes)
- When is a street like a meeting place? When it's a venue.
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- Aviary (Book Titles)
- Bird Brains: A. V. AiryJG
"What do ants and bees use for cattle?" asked Tom avidly.
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- Avocado (Jokes)
- What do you get when you cross a fruit with an extinct bird? An avocadodo.
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- Avoid a Bull (Redefinitions)
- Avoidable: What a matador attempts to do.
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- Away For (Jokes)
- Why did the cookie cry? Because his father was a wafer so long.
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- Awful (Baked)
- That's the worst pancake ever made! It's absolutely waffle!
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- Awk [Unix text utility] (Tom Swifties)
- "{sum += $2} END {print sum}," said Tom awkwardly.
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- Axe 'Em (Mathematics)
- What one does to trees that are in the way: Axiom
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- Axe Sent (Tom Swifties)
- "The executioner has received the tool he needs," said Tom with a heavy accent.
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- Axes [plural of axis] (Mathematics)
- With what do mathematicians chop wood? Axes.
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- Axle Grease (Book Titles)
- Car Repairs: Axel GreaseJG
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- Customarily (Tom Swifties)
- "By convention!" cussed Tom airily.
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- He Stir (Chemistry)
- How does Fred mix the solution? Ester.
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