10 Fresh Jokes for a Midweek Laugh

Why makes this Joke funny?

1. French pancakes in a haunted house... "They gave me the crepes!"
   This joke is a pun. "Crepes" (a type of thin French pancake) sounds like "creeps," which fits the haunted house theme.
2. Dentist: "That`s the biggest cavity I`ve ever seen. That`s the biggest cavity I`ve ever seen." Patient: "I heard you the first time. You didn`t have to say it twice." Dentist: "I didn`t. That was my echo."
   This joke is funny because of the misunderstanding. The patient thinks the dentist is repeating himself, but the punchline reveals it was actually an echo, playing on the stereotype of a dentist’s office being full of echoes.
3. I got fired from Pepsi after working there for 20 years. I tested positive for coke.
   This joke is a play on words. "Coke" can refer to cocaine (implying a drug test) but also to Coca-Cola, Pepsi`s rival. The humor lies in the unexpected switch from a drug-related interpretation to a brand-related one.
4. Dung beetle walks into a bar... "Is this stool taken?"
   This is a pun on the word "stool," which can mean both a seat and animal feces, which dung beetles are known for.
5. What do you call a man with a toe on his knee? Tony.
   This joke is a play on words. "Toe on knee" sounds like "Tony."
6. It`s ironic how funeral directors have raised the price of funerals. And blamed it on cost of living.
   This joke uses irony. The "cost of living" is humorously applied to the price of funerals, which are for the deceased, making the phrase ironic.
7. Save money when buying a coffin… Buy a pen from Amazon and use the box it came in!
   This joke size of boxes Amazon uses to pack small stuff.
8. I wonder what Jeff Bezos does before he goes to bed. Probably puts his pyjamazon.
   This joke is a pun. "Pyjamazon" sounds like "pyjamas on." The humor comes from the play on words, "Amazon" linking to his company.
9. I paid $500 for a belt. It was a huge waist.
   This joke is a pun. "Waist" (the part of the body where a belt is worn) sounds like "waste," implying that spending $500 on a belt was foolish.
10. My girlfriend has always said that I`m not a romantic. So I surprised her and proposed to her in a castle. You would think she would have been happy but for the look on her face as we were bouncing around........
    This joke uses an unexpected twist. The setup suggests a romantic proposal in a castle, but the punchline reveals it was a bouncy castle, which is humorous due to the absurdity and incongruity.