| Q.
If you're an expert at coining adages, what do you specialize
in?
A. Maxim-izing.
Q.
What is a metaphor?
A. Fer grazin' yer cattle.
Q.
What is a simile?
A. It's like a metaphor.
Q.
What do you call a poem written by dogs that you have to
scan to understand?
A. A bark ode.
If two wrongs don't make a right, then why does a double
negative make a positive? |
Point
to Ponder: If Horrible and Horrific are the same
thing, then why are Terrible and Terrific the complete
opposite?
Wordsmith
Point to Ponder: It's great to be Awesome! So,
why is it bad to be Awful?
Q.
What does an author do if his dog starts eating his manuscript?
A. He takes the words right out of his mouth!
Teacher:
Are you ignorant, or just apathetic?
Student: I don't know, and I don't care!
Author
Point to Ponder: If the pen is mightier than the sword,
why do actions speak louder than words?
|
Q.
What did Noah Webster say when asked why he hadn't started
his book yet?
A. I was meaning to.
Q.
What happened after a kid was given a really cheap dictionary?
A. He could not find the words to say thank you.
Q.
Why did the shy, dumb, clumsy guy toss a dictionary to the
librarian, hitting her in the head?
A. 'Cause he wanted to Face-Book her.
Literate
Point to Ponder: If you don't know what the word dictionary
means, how would you look that up? |
