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13,904,954 | Q: What did one hat say to the other? A: You stay here. I’m going on ahead!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: “To go on ahead” or “to go ahead” means to move forward to do something while leaving the other person behind.
That is different from a hat going on a head, which is when a person puts a hat on his or her head. Hats, of course, go on your head.
This joke is funny because it plays with the word ahead which ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,955 | Q: What do you call a flower that runs on electricity? A: A power plant!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A power plant is a place where electricity is made. There are many different types of power plants.
A flower is the part of a plant that makes the seeds. Flowers and plants get their energy from the sun using photosynthesis. (Does not make them solar powered? I am not sure.) Plants are important to life on... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,956 | Q: Why would you want a chicken-proof umbrella? A: To use when the weather is fowl!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Spring started back on March 19 in the northern hemisphere, while fall began for me here in the southern hemisphere. As the seasons change, I hope all of you are safe and healthy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The word ‘proof‘ has many meanings. In this joke, chicken-proof means that the chickens cannot ge... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,957 | Q: What is the difference between a well-dressed bicyclist and a poorly dressed unicyclist? A: Attire!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Let’s start with some vocabulary:
- Well-dressed means to wear nice clothing (it is the opposite of poorly dressed);
- A bicyclist is a person who rides a bike;
- A unicyclist is a person who rides a unicycle;
- A unicycle is like a bicycle (bike) but it only has one wheel.
If you are well-dressed it means... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,958 | Q: What kind of tree fits in your hand? A: A palm tree!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The palm of your hand is the part that faces things you grab. It is easier to see in the picture. The palm of your hand is rather small and, ordinarily, would not hold a tree.
A palm tree is a tree that is found in tropical climates like the one in the picture.
This joke is funny because it plays with the ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,959 | Q: What do you call a grilled cheese sandwich that gets right up in your face? A: Too close for comfort food!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Comfort food is food that makes you feel good, perhaps by reminding you of a special time, place, or person. Comfort food is usually high in calories like macaroni and cheese, or lasagna.
“Too close for comfort” is an idiom that can mean that someone or something is really too close to you, very near to yo... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,960 | Q: What did the Daddy Scissors say to his children when they acted up? A: Cut it out!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Of course, the scissors would say, “Cut it out!”
“To act up” means to behave badly, like students who sometimes act up at school and get in trouble with their teacher or the principal.
“Cut it out” has two meanings: First, is the literal meaning that you can cut something out, like cutting a coupon out of ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,961 | Q: How do you make a Chinese egg roll? A: Just give it a little push!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Many families will be celebrating Easter this weekend, so an egg joke seemed appropriate.
A Chinese egg roll is a type of food served at many Chinese restaurants (and they are really good). In the name of this food, ‘roll’ is a thing (a noun); the words before ‘roll’ tell what type of roll (adjectives): an... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,962 | Q: Can you keep a sick, bald bird in your house? A: No, that’s ill-eagle!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Many of us are staying home so that the world can flatten the coronavirus curve. With that in mind, I offer you an eagle joke and a live eagle cam so you can virtually leave the house.
The eagles in the live-cam video below are called bald eagles because the adults have white feathers on their heads. From ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,963 | Q: How do you stay warm in any unheated room? A: Just sit in the corner where it is always 90º!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To understand this joke, you need to think about the temperature. 90º Fahrenheit is a hot temperature. Well, for me it is hot; maybe not for people living in places like Australia, India, the Middle East and Phoenix that experience hotter temperatures.
Fahrenheit is a scale that measures temperature. Most ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,964 | Q: What do you call a fake Irish stone? A: A shamrock!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, in honor of the patron saint of Ireland.
A shamrock is a bit of clover, typically with three leaves as you see in the picture. It is sometimes used as symbol of Ireland. People say that St. Patrick, a Catholic missionary priest, used it to teach about the Christian Holy Tri... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,965 | Q: Why did the banana put on sunscreen? A: He didn’t want to peel!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The outside of a banana, the yellow part that you do not eat, is called the peel. (The outside of an lemon is called a rind and the outside of an apple is called the skin.) Peel is also the verb when you take off the outside of the banana, orange or apple: I peel the orange before I eat it.
When you get a ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,966 | Q: What do you tell a hitchhiker on leap day? A: Hop in!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Happy leap day, leap year day, February 29! It’s not every year I can explain a joke on February 29!! (Leap year happens once every four years.)
To begin with, a hitchhiker is a person who waits by the side of a road or highway looking for someone to drive him/her down the road. Often hitchhikers will use ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,967 | Q: What did the tiger say to her cubs before they went out to play? A: Be careful–it’s a jungle out there!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A jungle is a forest in tropical areas. In a jungle there are many trees and plants that no one takes care of because they grow on their own. There are many wild animals and birds in the jungle; there are lots of insects, too. A jungle can be a dangerous place for someone who is not familiar with it.
In En... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,968 | Q: What did the ol’ pirate say on his birthday? A: Aye, matey!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Happy birthday, matey, and have some cake! “Matey” means pal or friend.
Ol’ means old; the apostrophe (‘) replaces the ‘d’ in old just like the apostrophe replaces the ‘o’ in didn’t (did not).
This joke is funny because of the sounds. If you say “Aye, matey” slowly, it sounds like “I’m eighty (80).” Pirate... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,969 | Q: What do you get when you cross a bear with a forest? A: Fur trees!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Can you imagine a tree with fur growing on it? No, fur grows on animals, specifically, on mammals. Trees can’t grow fur, but bears can. All bears have fur covering their bodies.
Trees, on the other hand, grow leaves. Even pine trees have leaves because their needles are a type of leaf. Fir trees are a type... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,970 | Q: What does an angel use to light a campfire? A: A match made in heaven!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: When people go camping, sometimes they will build a campfire for cooking, roasting marshmallows, or telling stories.
To build a fire you need dry wood (small pieces to start the fire) and a match to light the fire. Matches are small sticks or pieces of cardboard that you strike on the match box to create a... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,971 | Q: Why shouldn’t you tell secrets on a farm? A: Because the potatoes have eyes and the corn has ears!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Ah, yes- more food jokes!
When you look at a potato, you will see it has small bumps sticking out. It is from these points that new potato plants will grow. These points are called eyes, potato eyes. No, potatoes cannot see with their eyes.
An ear of corn was explained here. When you take corn from the fie... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,972 | Q: What did one plate say to the other? A: Dinner is on me!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: When a meal such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner is served, it is typically put on a plate. If you go to a restaurant, the server may bring your food on a tray; the plates are then taken from the tray and set on your table. Your food is on the plate. So, if a plate full of food is talking, dinner (or lunch ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,973 | Q: What does the gingerbread boy put on his bed? A: Cookie sheets!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A gingerbread boy is a type of cookie that is made out of gingerbread and cut in the shape of a person. Many people in the United States bake gingerbread cookies during December and decorate them with frosting.
Sheets are used to cover a mattress before you lie down on it.
Cookie sheets are flat pieces of ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,974 | Q: What is a wizard’s favorite class in school? A: Spelling!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To spell a word (verb) is to say each letter in the word one by one: l – e – t – t – e – r. (Spelling in English is a challenge!)
The magic words that wizards says are called spells (noun). When a wizard casts a spell, some magic will happen.
This joke is funny because it plays with the different meanings ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,975 | Q: What do you call a dog that can tell time? A: A watch-dog!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A watchdog is a dog that guards your house; they are also known as guard dogs. (Watchdog can also refer to a group or agency that makes sure that other groups are doing good work.)
A watch is something you use to tell what time it is; a watch is typically worn on your wrist although some people use pocket ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,976 | Q: What has many ears but cannot hear? A: A field of corn!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: “Ear” has two meanings (when used as a noun, a thing): 1) Most people (and most animals) have an ear on each side of their head that allow them to hear sound; 2) ear also means the whole cob of corn (see the picture).
This joke is funny because it plays with two meanings of the word ‘ear.’
By the way, ear ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,977 | Q: What kind of shoes does a ninja wear? A: Sneakers!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A very long time ago in Japan, ninjas worked as secret agents for the government; they were spies who were trained in the martial art of ninjutsu. They were known for being very quiet when they worked so that no one would hear them; ninjas sneak around quietly. To sneak (verb) means to go quietly so that n... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,978 | Q: Can a leopard hide anywhere he wants? A: No, he is always spotted!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: If you have ever seen a leopard, you will know that leopards have spots. Spots are the round marks that a leopard has on its fur.
Spot can also be used as a verb. To spot something means to find it or notice it while looking for it- I spotted a squirrel in the tree.
This joke is funny because it plays with... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,979 | Q: What is the difference between a pirate and a cranberry farmer? A: A pirate buries his treasure while a cranberry farmer treasures his berries!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Cranberries are a sour fruit, related to blueberries, that are used to make cranberry sauce and cranberry juice. Because they are so sour they are not usually eaten by themselves.
Pirates are, well, pirates (think Pirates of the Caribbean).
This joke is funny because it plays with the word treasure. When u... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,980 | Q: Why is a tree like a noisy dog? A: Because each has a lot of bark!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Dogs bark; barking is the noise they frequently make (some dogs bark less then others). In this case, ‘bark’ is a verb, an action.
Trees have bark; when you touch the trunk of a tree you are touching the bark. In this case, ‘bark’ is a noun, a thing.
This joke is funny because it plays with the two meaning... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,981 | Q: Why do prisoners like the punctuation marks period (.), exclamation point (!) and question mark (?) when they write? A: Because each one marks the end of their sentence!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: If you have been convicted of a crime and sent to jail, your sentence is the time that you must stay in jail. Of course, everyone in jail awaits the end of their sentence so they can get out of jail.
The punctuation marks period, exclamation point and question mark are used to indicate the end of a sentenc... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,982 | Q: What color is a happy cat? A: Purr-ple!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Cats make two common sounds- they meow and they purr (they can also howl and screech but those sounds are not as common). Purring is that low, rumble that you can feel on a cat’s neck under its chin. Purring is a sound that a cat makes when it is happy.
Purple, as you know, is a color.
This joke is funny b... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,983 | Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses during class? A: Because her students were so bright!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Have you ever seen a teacher wear sunglasses while teaching in a classroom? I haven’t. Most people only wear sunglasses when they are outside in the sun. The light from the sun is so bright that it is good for your eyes to shade them with sunglasses.
Students who are smart can also be called bright. In thi... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,984 | Q: What can you catch but not throw? A: A cold!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Are you familiar with the expression, to catch a cold? when you catch a cold you get a cold (runny nose, sneezing, maybe coughing, …) from someone else. Cold sometimes means the opposite of hot but in this joke it refers to getting sick.
Normally when you catch something, like a ball or a frisbee, you can ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,985 | Q: Why do bees have sticky hair? A: They use honey combs!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: You already know that bees make honey. Honeycomb is where honey is stored in the hive. The honeycomb is made of many hexagons (a 6 sided figure like a snowflake or nuts and bolts) that are made of wax.
A comb is used to make your messy hair neat. When you run the comb through your hair or pass the comb thr... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,986 | Q: What do you call a cow with two legs? A: Lean meat!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: For some reasons I find cows to be funny, like this joke.
When something leans it is not quite straight up and down, it is a tilted like the Leaning Tower of Pisa or Leaning Cow Wine. If a cow had only two legs it would, at a minimum, lean; most likely it would fall over.
Lean meat is meat is meat that doe... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,987 | Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building? A: Of course! Buildings can’t jump!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Kangaroos are well known for being able to jump high and far with their powerful legs. Buildings, on the other hand, cannot jump.
This joke is funny because the expected answer is that no, kangaroos cannot jump higher than the Empire State Building (they can only jump about 30 feet). Everyone knows that bu... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,988 | Knock Knock. Who’s there?\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | A little old lady.
A little old lady who?
I didn’t know you could yodel!
Ah, the beauty of a knock knock joke and Alpine music. Yodeling is a type of singing where the singer changes the voice from falsetto singing (high singing like the Bee Gees) to normal singing and back again. It is commonly associated with the Alp... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,989 | Q: Why did the boy run around his bed? A: Because he was trying to catch up on his sleep!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To catch up on something (such as sleep) is to do something you have not had time to do. You catch up on sleep by sleeping more after a time of little sleep. You can also catch up on the latest news by reading/ watching today’s news (or the newest tweets on Twitter, for example). Someone might say, “When I... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,990 | Q: How do you keep an elephant from charging? A: Take away its credit cards!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: When an elephant runs towards you or something else, we say the elephant is charging, much like a bull might charge (run) at the cape of a matador. To charge is also to pay for something by credit card. The beginning of the joke makes us think of how to stop an elephant from running at something- very diff... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,991 | Q: What is the best time to go to the dentist? A: 2:30 (Tooth hurty!)\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A bad joke for the new year… and I hope your teeth (one tooth, two teeth) do not hurt!
This joke is funny because two thirty (2:30) sounds the same as tooth hurty. You’re right, ‘hurty’ is not a real word. A child might use the word ‘hurty’ or ‘owie’ or ‘boo boo’ to say that something hurts: “I have a toot... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,992 | Q: What do you call a cow with no legs? A: Ground Beef!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Beef is a type of meat that comes from cows, cattle. When this meat is put through a grinder it is called ground beef. Ground beef is the type of meat that is found in hamburgers and other dishes.
This joke is funny because it plays with the word ground. Ground is the land you stand on when you are outside... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,993 | Frankenstein: Hey witch, can you make me a glass of lemonade? Witch: Poof! You’re a glass of lemonade!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The word ‘poof‘ in this joke is the sound of a witch casting a spell. (I could have used the word zap or another magic word.)
When you hear the question, “Can you make me a lemonade?” you expect the answer to be a yes, a no, or something like that. Maybe a, “Sorry, we have no lemons.” In this case the witc... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,994 | Q: What do ghosts read? A: Booooks!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation:Ghosts say, “Boo!” when they come out to scare you. Of course books are for reading. This joke is funny because it combines the word ‘boo’ with the word ‘books.’ Ok, it’s only sort of funny but it made me giggle.
Here is one of the Goosebumps movies:
VIDEO | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,995 | Q: What do you call an American drawing? A: Yankee doodle!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: There is a famous American song titled Yankee Doodle Dandy and a well known poem with a similar name. A doodle is a drawing, like you might make in your school notebook.
This joke is funny because an American drawing might be called an American doodle; Yankee is a name for an American, especially during th... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,996 | Q: Where does the Easter Bunny go to eat pancakes? A: To IHOP, of course!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: IHOP is the shortened name for the International House of Pancakes. It is pronounced I-Hop. Hop: that is what rabbits do when they move; rabbits do not walk, they hop (or jump).
This joke is funny (well, a little bit funny) because it turns IHOP into I-hop, or rather, the bunny hops to IHOP for pancakes.
H... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,997 | Q: How did the soggy Easter Bunny dry himself? A: With a hare dryer!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The Easter Bunny is a character from folklore in the United States. He is said to bring eggs to children on Easter Sunday. Soggy means wet. So how would a wet rabbit dry itself? A hair dryer, perhaps. Or in this case, a hare dryer.
Hare and hair sound the same. Hare is an animal that looks similar to a rab... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,998 | Q: What is a pirate’s favorite letter? A: You might think it’d be R but ’tis the C they love!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Pirates are known for saying “Arrrr.” But it is really the Sea (C) they love.
Of course they love the sea (pronounced the same as C ), the ocean. It’s where they sail their ships: upon the ocean.
This joke plays with the traditional answer to this joke (R or arrgh) and adds a new idea.
Here are some singin... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,904,999 | Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth? A: A gummy bear!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The soft, red part that your teeth seem to come out of is called your gums. When you lose a tooth your gums will probably bleed a little but it is nothing to worry about.
A gummy bear is a type of candy (also spelled gummi bear). I like how they feel when I bite into them.
A bear that has no teeth probably... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,000 | Q: What fruit do you eat when you are sad? A: Blueberries.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: In English some colors are associated with feelings. Blue is associated with sadness. When you “feel blue” it means that you are feeling sad.
If the berries are blue then are they sad? Only in this joke are berries sad; it is the double meaning of the word ‘blue’ that makes this joke funny (the color and b... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,001 | Q:What musical instrument is found in the bathroom? A:A tuba toothpaste.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation:A ‘tuba‘ is a large musical instrument, a brass instrument, that plays very low notes when you blow into it.
A tube of toothpaste is, well, toothpaste that comes in a tube and it is usually kept in the bathroom.
If you say “tube of toothpaste” fast it sounds like “tuba toothpaste” and that is what makes thi... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,002 | Q: Why are ghosts so bad at lying? A: Because you can see right through them!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To “see through” someone means to understand them, what they really mean, to understand the truth. You can “see through” someone who is telling a lie; that is, you can tell that they are lying, not telling the truth.
Of course you can see through a ghost because ghosts are transparent.
Do you play Minecraf... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,003 | Q: Why didn’t the skeleton want to go to school? A: His heart wasn’t in it.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A skeleton is just your bones; nothing on the inside and nothing on the outside. That means that there is no heart in a skeleton.
If your “heart isn’t in it” that means that you do not want to do something: Peter’s dad wanted him to play football but Peter’s heart wasn’t in it (he did not want to play foot... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,004 | Another pun: I used to hate crayons but I’m drawn to them now.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Crayons are used for drawing. “To be drawn to something” means that something is enticing, attractive, makes you want to approach it or get to know it. I love water so when I see it, I am drawn to water. I am also drawn to chocolate and coffee. My students are drawn to the game Pokémon Go on their phones. ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,005 | Q:What’s the best thing to put into a pie? A:Your teeth!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation:Mmmmmm! I love a good pie! I love to sink my teeth into a good pie (“Sink your teeth into” is also an idiom)!
When someone asks you about putting something into a pie, most people think about what type of pie they like such as apple pie or French Silk pie. This joke is funny because it gives an unexpected a... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,006 | Q: Why did the Easter egg hide? A: Because he was a little chicken!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: An egg will soon become a chicken so you could say that an egg is a little chicken, a small chicken (OK, I know that an egg is not a chicken, not yet anyway, but that idea helps make this joke funny).
“To be chicken” means to be scared: He’s too chicken to go down the slide = he’s too scared or too afraid ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,007 | Q: What is an astronaut’s favorite key on a keyboard? A: Space!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Are you familiar with a computer keyboard? Here is a picture. The long key at the bottom is called the space bar or the space key. Of course it is the favorite of the astronaut because the astronaut goes to space!
You see, space can mean the long key on a computer keyboard and it can mean the area outside ... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,008 | Q: Why shouldn’t you tell an egg a joke? A: Because it might crack up!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To crack up means to start laughing (sometimes it also means to to go crazy). When you break an egg you first crack it open.
If an egg cracks up does it start laughing or does it just crack open? This joke is funny because of the double meaning of the word ‘crack.’
More with egg: You can also be caught wit... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,009 | Q: Why couldn’t the pirate play cards? A: Because he was sitting on the deck!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: The flat part of sail boat (or pirate ship!) where you stand is called the deck. A group of playing cards is called a deck of cards. If you are sitting on a deck of cards you can’t play with them… and that’s what the pirate was doing! Or maybe he was sitting on the deck of his ship.
This joke is funny beca... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,010 | Q:What kind of cookies make you rich? A:Fortune cookies!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation:If you have a lot of money you have a fortune. The cookies that they give you in Chinese restaurants are called fortune cookies.
This joke is funny because it plays with the double meaning of the word fortune: a lot of money and a type of cookie.
Watch the video below to learn how to make fortune cookies ou... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,011 | Q:What bug do knights hate? A:Dragonflies!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation:Bugs are insects. A knight (sounds like night) is a soldier for a king or queen. They often wore armor or a coat of mail and rode on horses. In stories, knights sometimes fight dragons.
A dragonfly is an insect that eats mosquitoes. They are beautiful and they do not bite people!
Knights hate dragons but no... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,012 | Q: What’s the difference between a teacher and a train?? A: A teacher says, “Spit out that gum!” and a train says, “Chew! Chew!”\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Or perhaps the train says, “Choo, choo?!?”
In most schools gum is not allowed. If a teacher sees you chewing gum he or she will ask you to spit it out (even though there are some researched benefits of chewing gum).
Another name for a train is a choo choo and that sounds the same as chew- chew, probably be... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,013 | Q: Why was there thunder and lightning in the lab? A: The scientists were brainstorming!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: I love a good thunderstorm! Especially if I am safe inside. A brainstorm is not a real storm but a way to gather ideas
When people brainstorm they make a list of many ideas. Scientists brainstorm ideas for experiments and possible answers or explanations to questions they have. (A lab is a place where some... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,014 | Q: What tool can you use to cut water? A: A sea-saw!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To understand this joke you must first know what a seesaw is. A seesaw is a toy/ game/ ride that you might see on a playground where children play (it is also known as a teeter-totter). Imagine a long piece of wood that is balanced in the middle; one person sits on each end of the board and as one goes up,... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,015 | Q: Can February March? A: No, but April May!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Happy Groundhog’s Day! Or Groundhog Day? Hmmm…
The above joke plays with the months and the double meaning of some of the words.
“To march” means to walk with a regular pace or to walk in an organized way; think of soldiers marching or people marching in a parade or a protest. Can February March? No, it is... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,016 | Q: How does a snowman get around? A: He rides an icicle!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate!
“To get around” means “to move” or “to travel.”
An icicle is a piece of ice that forms when dripping water freezes. The word icicle sounds like tricycle. This joke is funny because those two words sound alike.
In honor of Christmas I offer you one of my favori... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,017 | Q: What do you call an elf who sings? A: A wrapper!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: In this joke, elves are Santa Claus’ helpers. They are the ones who make the toys and wrap them so that Santa can deliver the toys on Christmas Eve. “To wrap a present” means to cover it with decorative paper to make the gift look nice. Wrapping a present also makes people wonder what is under the wrapping... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,018 | Q: What do you call a snowman with six-pack abs? A: The Abdominal Snowman!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Let’s start with six-pack abs: six-pack abs are stomach muscles that are well formed and strong. To get six-pack abs you need to do a lot of exercise. (By the way, ‘abs’ is an abbreviation of abdominal muscles, stomach muscles.)
Abominable means something that is very bad, unpleasant, something that causes... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,019 | Q: Why did the belt get arrested? A: Because it held up a pair of pants!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: To hold up: this phrase has more than one meaning. You could take a magic wand in your hands and hold it up in the air like Harry Potter; a piece of tape can hold a piece of paper to the wall; a belt can hold up a pair of pants. In these examples one thing holds another thing in place.
To hold up a bank me... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,020 | Q: Why did the can crusher quit his job? A: Because it was soda pressing!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: A can of pop, a can of Coke, a can of soda… all are pretty much the same thing. Before you recycle the can, though, you should crush it– crush the can, that means to use pressure to change the can from big to little as in the picture. There are machines that can crush a can (called a can crusher) and the p... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,021 | Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? A: Pilgrims!\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Explanation: Happy Thanksgiving!! This is one of my favorite jokes and one that I did not understand when I was a kid.
In the northern hemisphere spring comes around the month of April. During April it rains in many areas. The rain that falls in April gives water to the flowers that bloom in May; in much of the norther... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,022 | Broken pencils are pointless. If the tip of a pencil is broken, the pencil has no point (point-less). If the tip of a pencil is broken the pencil has no purpose, that it is pointless. This pun plays with the double meaning of pointless.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | Thank you to the reader who contributed this one! Really, the last pun for now. | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,023 | No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery. “To push the envelope” is an expression that means to exceed or try to exceed the normal limits. “Stationery” is writing materials such as paper and envelopes. “Stationary” (-ary) means to not move. This pun plays with the word stationery/ stationery ... | Whoever invented knock-knock jokes should get a no-bell prize.
If you knock on the door you do not use the doorbell. “No-bell prize” sounds like Nobel, Nobel Prize. This pun plays with the words no-bell/ Noble.
Energizer Bunny Arrested: Charged with Battery
- When people are arrested they are charged with a crime.
- On... | Joke-explaination-inst | - | natural-language-generation | 1 | eng | Latn | train |
13,905,024 | In my previous posting I showed a picture of some puns. Here I continue to explain the puns. The other day I held the door open for a clown. It was a nice jester.\nWhat do you think is the punchline of the above joke? | A clown and a jester are very similar characters.
“Jester” sounds like “gesture.”
When you do something nice for someone it is a nice gesture.
This pun is funny because it is a nice gesture to hold the door open and the clown (the jester) was nice. Double meaning and similar words make for a good pun!!
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