“My mother-in-law fell down a wishing well. Men often tell these jokes, and they’re also considered a little sexist and old-fashioned. Instead of b-a-r, the word is b-r-a (which means women’s underwear.) 3. But, a bar is also a hard piece of wood or metal, so you also get jokes like this:Įxplanation: “Ouch” is what we say when we hurt ourselves.Įxplanation: If you are dyslexic, you have difficulty with letters. Then the joke continues with a little story about a man in a bar. “A man walks into a bar” jokeĪ lot of jokes start with this sentence. The ceremony was rubbish – but the reception was brilliant.”Įxplanation: Reception can mean the party after the wedding, OR the signal on your TV or phone 2. Here’s another example of different meanings of a word. (By the way, this joke is also an example of a “one-liner” – a joke in just one sentence.) But when you say “shihtzu” it sounds like “sh*t zoo”, meaning “a terrible zoo”. There was only a dog in it – it was a shihtzu.”Įxplanation: A shihtzu is a type of dog. Here’s an example of words that sound the same. Jokes with punsĪ pun is a “play on words”, so this type of joke plays with different meanings of a word, or is based on words which sound the same – but which have a different meaning. There are also explanations to help you understand the joke! 1. Don’t forget to read to the end, where you’ll find the joke that was voted the funniest in a survey of 36,000 people. Here are seven different types of funny English jokes. What makes people laugh? What do native English speakers find funny?

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