Puns, Jokes and Riddles
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
April 13, 2019 4:45am CST
Travelling long distances can get tedious.....miles and miles and yet more miles of highway.
The scenery can be absorbing....sometimes the traffic can be numbing
Hubby and I enjoy the travel.....but......
When I sit and do nothing (sitting in the passenger seat) I tend to fall asleep.
On our most recent journey we brought along a book. One that we've had for many years. It was a discard from a school library and somehow made it onto our bookshelf.
The book was published in around 1960. Some of the jokes and puns are now irrelevant. Some of the riddles and puns are politically incorrect. That doesn't make them any less amusing.
Over the next year this book will likely accompany us on several journeys.
For your enjoyment I'll share some of the humour.
Wendy: Mom, do you remember the plate you always worried I would break?
Mom: Yes, what about it?
Wendy: Your worries are over!
Corny yes! It's also timeless.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
I remember when my children were young...they fought over using a certain plate. One day, after repeated arguements between the children, I threw the plate to the floor and suggested they could each now have a piece of it!
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@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
13 Apr 19
@Morleyhunt that sounds like a solomonic decision! :)
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
we also reminisce but we seems to spent countless hours in the van. We rarely listen to the radio.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
After several hours on the road, I open up the book at random and choose a few puns or jokes to read. Sometimes we groan...other times we laugh out loud.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
I spend a lot of time looking at the scenery as well as helping with the navigation (I still like a good map).
Often we are travelling on familiar routes so no map is needed. The jokes and riddles are a sing and sometimes even stimulating.
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@kasmakarim (1933)
• Indonesia
13 Apr 19
Mom: Good job, Girls. Now packing your stuff. 
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Apr 19
They say laughter is the best medicine. Even corny jokes have their place.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
We are certainly getting a good laugh out of this book. I think it will accompany us on our long trip later this year.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
They certainly do. This book is at least fifty years old so some jokes are not as relevant...but we still find them amusing,
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
14 Apr 19
That was my iopinion as well. They do need explanation for the grandkids....but it's now part of their inventory of knowledge.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 19
@Morleyhunt It is becoming ridiculous, you can say nothing anymore, people get offended for really little things.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
I wish people would not be so quick to take offense. It's usually quite apparent if offence is intended.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
14 Apr 19
@Morleyhunt I can see how that would happen
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
We've been enjoying the jokes. The corny ones sometimes give us the biggest laugh.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
14 Apr 19
Something about Jokes, riddles and puns that gets our brains in gear.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
14 Apr 19
We are making a six week road trip this year. I think this will provide some comic relief.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr 19
You're so right. Some jokes really are timeless. It sounds like a good idea to take a book of jokes along.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
15 Apr 19
I may submit other Mylotters of a regular stream of jokes, riddles and puns as well.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 19
That is pure corn and sometimes corn is the funniest.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Apr 19
That's what we are finding. The corniest jokes are often the funniest.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
14 Apr 19
It is a good idea having that book with you, it will help you to spend the time in highways.