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Riddle-culous
This is Riddle-culous. Sometimes these read more like jokes, but ... oh well. It's more of a fine assortment of chuckles targeted at beaver-age children.
Q: What has teeth and cannot eat?
A: A comb.
Q: Why did the farmer become a teacher?
A: So he could grade his eggs.
Q: What happened when Joey lost his dictionary?
A: He knew he was in for a bad spell.
Q: What did the beaver say to the tree?
A: It's been nice gnawing you.
Q: Why does a giraffe have such a long neck?
A: Because his head is so far away from his body.
Q: Why is it cheap to feed a giraffe?
A: He makes a little food go a long way.
Q: If you had five pieces of candy, and Jackie asked for one, how many would you have?
A: Five.
Q: What does a kid need if he's absent during final exams?
A: A good excuse.
Q: Why did the blackboard start to cry?
A: Because it was all chalked up.
Q: What does it mean when the barometer starts falling?
A: Whoever nailed it up didn't do a good job.
Q: How did Mr. and Mrs. Octopus come aboard the ark?
A: Arm in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm.
Q: What goes uphill and downhill but never moves?
A: A road.
Q: Why is it so hard to fool a snake?
A: Because you can't pull his leg.
Q: Why were so few books written during the Dark Ages?
A: Because there wasn't enough light to write by?
Q: Where do books sleep?
A: Under their covers.
Q: What is raised in Brazil during the rainy season?
A: Umbrellas.
Q: How do you learn to drive real fast?
A: Take a crash course.
Q: What has one eye open and can't see a thing?
A: A needle.
Q: What's white when it's dirty?
A: A blackboard.
Q: What goes zzub zzub zzub?
A: A bee flying backwards.
Q: What does the vegetable garden say when you tell it a joke?
A: Hoe-hoe-hoe!
Q: What did the train engine say when it had a cold?
A: A-choo, a-choo, a-choo-choo-choo.
Q: What goes up yet does not come down?
A: Your age.
Q: What did the mirror do when the boy told it a joke?
A: It cracked up.
Q: What kind of clothing can you make out of banana peels?
A: Slippers.
Q: What Roman emperor had an allergy?
A: Julius Sneezer.
Q: What did the judge say when a skunk walked into the courtroom?
A: Odour in the court!
Q: How many skumks does it take to stink up a room?
A: A phew!
Q: What do you get when you cross a bear with a skunk?
A: Winnie the Phew!
Q: How did you find last night's homework?
A: I found it okay last night, but this morning I couldn't find it at all.
Q: What runs around the yard but never moves?
A: A fence.
Q: Why did the man tiptoe past the medicine cabinet?
A: He didn't want to wake up the sleeping pills.
Q: What do ghosts ride at the amusement park?
A: The roller ghoster.
Q: What goes ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-plop?
A: Somebody laughing their head off.
Q: What colours would you paint the sun and the wind?
A: The sun rose and the wind blue.
Q: Why is the sun so smart?
A: Because it is so bright.
Q: What animal doesn't play fair?
A: A cheetah.
Q: Why does a hummingbird hum?
A: Because he doesn't know the words.
Q: What has more lives than a cat?
A: A frog. It croaks every night.
Q: What subject bugs students the most?
A: Arithme-tic!
Q: Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
A: Because it was feeling so crummy.
Q: Why is a river always rich?
A: Because it has a bank on each side.
Q: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A: A towel.
Q: What did the boy ghost say to the girl ghost?
A: Gee, you're boooo-tiful!
Q: What does a ghost on guard say when he hears a noise?
A: Halt! Who ghosts there?
Q: Why did the dog keep turning around in circles?
A: He's a watchdog — and he's winding himself up..
Q: What did the kind do when the prince failed all his tests?
A: He crowned him.
Q: What is the best thing to put into a homemade pie?
A: Your teeth.
Q: Why couldn't the little pig do his homework?
A: Because his pen ran out of oink.
Q: Why did the farmer name his pig Ink?
A: Because it kept running out of the pen.
Q: What do kangaroos have that no other animal has?
A: Baby kangaroos.
Q: What falls down but never gets hurt?
A: Snow.
Q: How can you tell where a train has gone?
A: It leaves a track behind.
Q: What kind of ears does a train have?
A: Engineers.
Q: How do you catch a rabbit?
A: Stand behind a bush and make a noise like a carrot.
Q: How do you catch a unique rabbit?
A: You 'neek up on it.
Q: How do you catch a tame rabbit?
A: Tame way. You 'neek up on it.
Q: What kind of bush does a rabbit sit under when it rains?
A: A wet one.
Q: What colour is a guitar?
A: Plink.
Q: Why is the year 2000 good for kangaroos?
A: It is a leap year.
Q: What is an astronaut sandwich made of?
A: Launch meat.
Q: What has a face but cannot see?
A: A clock.
Q: What are the two most important letters in the alphabet?
A: E-Z (for Canadians, say it as ZEE).
Q: Why do they call fish brain food?
A: Because they always travel in schools.
Q: What kind of fish do you find in a bird cage?
A: A perch.
Q: Why do fish swim in salt water?
A: Because pepper makes them sneeze.
Q: Why do birds fly south for the winter?
A: Because it's too far to walk.
Q: Why is the library the highest room in the school?
A: Because it has the most stories.
Q: Where do you put dogs to get them off the street?
A: In a barking lot.
Q: What do you call it when you have to clean the blackboards in only ten seconds?
A: Erase against time.
Q: Why is it hard to talk when there's goat around?
A: Because he keeps butting in.
Q: What lies around all night with its tongue hanging out?
A: A shoe.
Q: What has a tongue but cannot talk?
A: A shoe.
Q: What has a soul but cannot be saved?
A: A shoe.
Q: Why is a student like a king?
A: They both have a few subjects they don't like.
Q: What does a duck do when he flies upside down?
A: He quacks up!
Q: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff?
A: Doggone!
Q: Why is a pencil like a riddle?
A: Because it's no good without a point.
Q: What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?
A: Time to fix the clock.
Q: Why did the boy cut a hole in his umbrella?
A: So he could see when it stopped raining.
Q: Why did the farmer become a teacher?
A: So he could grade his eggs.
Q: What has ears but cannot hear?
A: Corn.
Q: What is more useful after it's broken?
A: An egg.
Q: Why did Cinderella's team lose the volleyball game?
A: Their coach was a pumpkin.
Q: Why did they throw Cinderella off the baseball team?
A: She kept running away from the ball.
Q: What did Gretal say when her stepmother left her in the forest?
A: "Look Hans, no Ma!"
Q: What is black on the outside, white on the inside, and hot?
A: A wolf in sheep's clothing.
Q: What sits in the forest and tells long, boring stories?
A: Smokey the Bore.
Q: What paces back and forth, back and forth on the ocean floor?
A: A nervous wreck.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road only half way?
A: Because she wanted to lay it on the line.
Q: Why did the gum cross the road?
A: Because it was stuck to the chicken's foot.
Q: Why didn't the turkey cross the road?
A: He was stuffed.
Q: Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
A: It didn't have the guts.
Q: What do you call a bull when it is sleeping?
A: A bull dozer.
Q: What does a five hundred pound canary say?
A: "HERE KITTY, KITTY, KITTY."
Q: Why is 6 afraid of 7?
A: Because 7 8 9.
Q: How many toad's tails would it take to reach the moon?
A: One, if it was long enough.
Q: What do you do if you are being chased by a lion, and elephant and some horses?
A: Stop the carousel and get off.
Q: What is the difference between a dentist and a teacher?
A: A train says, "Choo choo," and a teacher says, "Don't chew."
Q: Why did the doughnut go to the dentist?
A: He wanted a chocolate filling.
Q: How do lips fight?
A: They smack each other.
Q: What do you call a bull when it is sleeping?
A: A bulldozer.
Q: What do you get if you cross a chicken with a clock?
A: An alarm cluck.
Q: Why do mice take showers?
A: To get squeaky clean.
Q: Where do polar bears like to keep their money?
A: In a snow bank.
Q: Why do firemen wear RED suspenders?
A: To hold their pants up.
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Last updated: February 24, 2001
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