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Humor Writing - Jour 488

Joke Collection

The purpose of this homework assignment was to review the writings of professional humorists. The following jokes were selected by the class:

Q. Why does it take 100 million sperm to fertilize one egg?
A. Because they won't stop to ask directions.
Author - Unknown

Getting married is very much like going to a continental restaurant with friends. You order what you want, then when you see what the other fellow has, you wish you had ordered that!
Author - Adam Sandler

Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Author - Mark Twain

I learned something new about babies. You have to change those diapers every day. When it says 6-12 lbs. on the box, they aren't kidding, that's all those diapers will hold.
Author - Jeff Foxworthy

To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kinda scary. I've wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad.
Author - Jack Handey

Big scare, Bush choked on pretzel and passed out. After all this time worrying about Bin Laden, President Bush is almost done in by Mr. Salty.
Author - Jay Leno

A duck walks into a pharmacy and says, give me a tube of chapstick and put it on my bill.
Author - Anonymous