Jokes are things that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline. It is usually be spoken or written to entertain the readers or the listeners. Sometimes it can be in the form of pictures or story, whether the short story or the long one. The types of jokes are also varied. They are Knock-Knock Jokes, Chicken Crossing the Road Jokes, Riddles, Corny Jokes, Tongue Twisters, etc.The Author is sure that the readers of this article are familiar with Indonesian jokes. But, what about English Jokes? Herewith, the Author would like to show several English jokes and analyze them.
Joke 1
Hear about the new restaurant called Karma?
There’s no menu: You get what you deserve.
The joke above is focusing on the word “Karma”, meaning that we do not have any choice for the Karma we will get. It is because we will get the Karma based on what we have done. If we do many goodness, then we will get a good luck, and on the contrary.
Joke 2
What did the 0 say to the 8?
Nice belt!
The joke actually tells about the relation between 0 and 8, that 8 is formed from 0 with a belt in the middle of it.
Joke 3
What is an astronaut’s favorite part on a computer?
The space bar.
The joke above is focusing on the word “astronaut”. As we know that the astronaut’s workplace is in the space. The question is asking about the most popular place for the astronaut in the computer, and there is also a space bar we can find in the keyboard of a computer.
So interesting right? Want more English jokes? Let’s check it out!
Joke 4
Why is it annoying to eat next to basketball players?
They dribble all the time.
Do you know what is the word focussed in the joke above which make it funny?
Yes, the word “basketball players”
The question is the reason that makes us annoyed when eating next to the basketball players. So, it will be something that is so noisy and disturbing, right? That’s why the answer is because they always dribble the ball all the time.
Joke 5
Why did the nurse need a red pen at work?
In case she needed to draw blood.
Do you know what is the relation between the nurse’ red pen and blood?
The colour of those things are the same, that’s red.
Alright, that’s all from the Author related to the English Jokes. Hopes that the readers of this article will get a new knowledge and become more interested to know and learn English, that it is not only something difficult or boring. There are many interesting things that we can find in English. So, let us love English. Thank you.
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.” — Dr. Seuss
Source : https://www.rd.com/list/short-jokes/
Written by Lana Nofelia Halimatul Ulmi, S.Pd.
