Brass Bone

I'm not sure the boy knows the name to many instruments outside of drum, guitar, and trumpet. Today's joke will test how much attention he actually pays in music class every week.

Quick Fix

The way the joke book had this worded was so ridiculous, I had to change it. What kid wants to hear a joke that refers to ducks as water fowl? Pretty sure an explanation would be in order for that one.

Hopefully it's a bit more straight forward now.

What's That Smell?

The ginormous book of jokes seems to be running out of steam. As I page through, it's getting harder to find ones the boy will understand, let alone laugh at. I may have to consult the almighty internet in the future.

Fix It Right Up

We had to have a refresher this morning on zoo trips so I could make sure the boy would get today's joke.

The joke book used chimps, but as chimps are not technically monkeys, I couldn't do that. I used one of my favorite little mammals instead.

New Heights

The rain continues, with no dry day in our forecast until next Tuesday. Not tomorrow. Eight more days. I'll try to keep spirits up with some jokes about animals, although today's borders on a riddle.

I'm not certain, that even with stilts, a mouse could reach this height.

Lather, Rinse, Repeat

I've received a request to do some animal jokes, and came upon this gem in the boy's book this morning. Thought it would be perfect. Didn't realize this happens to be the title of a kid's book and an interesting child's toy that I never knew existed.

No Use Crying

I've once again turned to the boy's Ginormous Joke Book for inspiration. I feel like it could be argued that today's joke is more of a riddle.

All Ears

After I put today's doodle in the boy's backpack, I wondered whether an explanation will be needed or not. We eat a lot of corn on the cob here, as it's my favorite, so I'm fairly confident he'll remember they're called ears of corn. I'll ask him after school today to see if he gets this one.

Almost Autumn

It's still raining here. Not leftover hurricane rain, I think. Just regular rain.

Even so, I decided not to do a weather joke today. Our trees are halfway bare already. The leaves are falling before they even change color. It might not be September 21 yet, but nature is ready for fall.

Bring on the sweaters and hot tea. I'm ready to kiss summer goodbye!

Tut, tut. Looks like rain.

Florence is here. The Carolinas are flooding. Here, we've just got cloudy skies. The threat of more rain.

I doubt we'll see any bees or wasps given our soggy condition, but maybe they'll surprise us. Hope everyone stays safe and dry!

In Need of a Monocle?

Florence is nearly here, though not nearly as strong as she once was. Hopefully the storm weakens more instead of regaining strength. Still looks like we'll avoid any serious action up here west of D.C. We've had plenty enough rain without Florence's help.

Depending on how long Florence lingers, this may be the last hurricane joke. I might toss another in tomorrow. I'll leave it to the boy to decide.

Impending storm

The boy liked the hurricane joke so much yesterday, that he asked for a hurricane joke for every day until Florence hits. As if I wasn't going to do that already!

We're still not supposed to see a direct hit, by any means, but we are under watch for inland flooding since it's already been raining here for a week. We're thinking of our loved ones much closer to where Florence will make landfall (we love you Aunt Kim and Uncle Larry!). If you're close to the mid-Atlantic coast, stay safe!

Too soon?

Unless you're living under a rock, you've heard about the hurricane barreling toward the east coast of the U.S. Multiple states have declared states of emergency. Mandatory evacuations for the Carolinas. The weather folks all claim it's going to be a doozy.

The boy loves weather. It terrifies him, but fascinates him at the same time. So this is the perfect opportunity for some weather jokes, right?

I expect to keep with the hurricane jokes until Flo decides to make landfall. For all of you more directly in her path: stay safe!

Hey, pal!

At our school, both the vice principal and principal know every student's name by the second week of school. Every. Single. One. It's amazing. And it shows the kids they care. It makes me feel like there's a bot of truth to today's joke.

Our principal looks nothing like Mr. Krupp. But this principal will be immediately recognizable for the boy, and I wouldn't do Dr. Williams justice.

Over His Head

The boy's favorite animal has changed from elephants to giraffes. I'm hoping it will make him appreciate this joke even more.

I feel like I should have colored the backpack in because it looks more like a weird cape thing.

Sidebar: The boy understood and liked yesterday's pi joke :)

Mmmm....pie

I had to pass over this joke last year because the boy didn't know what pi was. We've discussed it since then. We'll see if he gets it this year.

Time to Dust off the old Blog

And so it begins. The first day of school. The boy has once again asked me to include a joke with his lunch. I hope you're all ready for a (hopefully) daily dose of terrible puns and dad jokes. For those of you who are new here, Hello!, and feel free to check out the archive of terrible jokes.

I try to keep the jokes school-themed for this first week back to school. I don't know if the boy has ever noticed.

I hope all of your school years are off to a great start!