John’s mother has three children: one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?
John
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Why can’t a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?
Because he’s still alive
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A man rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and then left on Friday. How come?
The man’s horse was called Friday
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A man lives on the 12th floor of a building. When he gets from work, he usually takes the lift to the 8th floor and then climbs the stairs to the 12th. However, when it’s raining, he always takes the lift to the 12th floor. How come?
The man is very short and cannot reach the top for the 12th floor unless he’s carrying an umbrella
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A woman has two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year, but they were not twins. How could this be so?
They are two of a set of triplets
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You’re hiking in the woods of Canada. A cold front quickly approaches and you need to start a fire. In your pack, you have only one match, a candle and a roll of toilet paper. Which would you light first?
The match
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There’s a man who guesses the score of every football match before kick-off. How can he do this?
Because scores are always 0-0 before kick-off
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A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives, the surgeon says, ‘I can’t operate on this boy, he’s my son!’ How can this be?
The surgeon is the boy’s mother
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A man dressed all in black stands at the crossroads in a totally black-painted town. All the streetlights are broken and there’s no moon. A black car without headlights drives straight towards him but doesn’t hit him. How can this be?
It happened during the day
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A man called to a waiter in a restaurant and said, ‘There’s a fly in my tea!’ The waiter replied, ‘I’ll bring you a fresh cup.’ After a few moments, the man called out, ‘This is the same cup of tea!’ How did he know?
Because he’d already put some sugar in it
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A man marries twenty women in his village but isn’t charged with polygamy. How come?
He’s the priest that performs the marriages
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Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there’s a perfectly logical reason why they’re there. What is it?
They were part of a snowman which has melted
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A man died and went to Heaven. He saw thousands of people there, all naked and young. He saw a couple and immediately recognized them as Adam and Eve. How did he know?
Because they didn’t have navels
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How many apples can you put in an empty bag?
One, then it’s not empty anymore
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Four people try to get under one small umbrella, but nobody gets wet. How is it possible?
