Irene the scientist

Irene the scientist
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There once was a girl named Irene / Who lived on distilled kerosene / But she started absorbing / A new hydrocarbon / And since then has never benzene.

Here are 20 words that make you instantly funnier.

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Writer named Bing

Writer named Bing
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A magazine writer named Bing / Could make copy from most anything; / But the copy he wrote / of a ten-dollar note / Was so good he now lives in Sing Sing.

Here are 20 rebus puzzles that are almost impossible to solve.

No gouda

No gouda
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One Saturday morning at three / A cheese-monger’s shop in Paree / Collapsed to the ground / With a thunderous sound / Leaving only a pile of de brie.

Here are 16 maths riddles only the smartest can get right.

Oyster from Kalamazoo

Oyster from Kalamazoo
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An oyster from Kalamazoo / Confessed he was feeling quite blue. / For he said, “As a rule, / When the weather turns cool, / I invariably get in a stew.”

Enjoy 73 short jokes anyone can remember.

Girl in the choir

Girl in the choir
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There once was a girl in the choir / Whose voice rose up hoir and hoir, / Till it reached such a height / It went clear out of sight, / And they found it next day in the spire.

Test your wits with our hardest riddles ever. Can you solve them?

On algebra

On algebra
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Is Algebra fruitless endeavour? / It seems they’ve been trying for ever / To find x, y, and z / And it’s quite clear to me: / If they’ve not found them yet then they’ll never.

Enjoy 36 maths jokes for all the number nerds.

Ambitious young girl

Ambitious young girl
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There was once a young girl who said : “Why / Can’t I look in my ear with my eye? / If I put my mind to it / I’m sure I can do it. / You never can tell till you try.”

Try these long riddles to give your brain a workout.

Tooting tutor

Tooting tutor
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A tutor who tooted a flute / Tried to teach two young tooters to toot. / Said the two to the tutor, / “Is it harder to toot, or . . . / To tutor two tooters to toot?”

Test your musical knowledge with this classic hits super quiz.

Disgruntled young Viking

Disgruntled young Viking
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A rather disgruntled young Viking / Found plunder was not to his liking / When they yelled “All ashore,” / He just threw down his oar / And announced, “I’m not striking, I’m striking!”

These are 13 of the most frequently used idioms in the English language.

Rhymes are hard

Rhymes are hard
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A crafty young bard named McMahon / Whose poetry never would scan / Once said, with a pause, / “It’s probably because / I’m always trying to cram as many additional syllables into the last line as I possibly can.”

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