Two trees got arrested in the town I live in. I heard they've been doing some shady business. shady business（いかがわしい商売、インチキ商売）のshadyは陰が多い、...

My wife wanted to brighten up the garden, so I planted some bulbs. bulbには電球、球根という2つの意味があるのですが、電球は植えませんので、この場合は球根でしょう。まあ庭を明るくするために球根を植えるので...

On the one hand, I broke a finger. On the other hand, I'm fine. 通常、"On the one hand..."（一方では...）というフレーズは、2つの異なる事柄や観点を比較する際に使われますが、この親父ギャグ...

Q : How many ears does Captain Kirk have? A : Three: the left ear, the right ear, and the final frontier. "the final...

Q: What does a house wear? A: Address. addressじゃなくて、a dressでしょう？って突っ込んではいけません。だって家がドレス着ないでしょう？！

"Do you like the flowers Mom planted?" "They're growing on me." 花が成長しているという意味と、最初は好きではなかったが、徐々に気に入ってきたというう二つの意味をgrowingで表してる、ちょっと高尚な親父ギャグ？！

Q: What kind of tree is the scariest？ A: A bam-BOO！ 日本のお化けは「ばあっ」ですが、外国のお化けは「Boo!」って言います。親父ギャグは、それを竹の発音「バンブー」にかけてます。

I got an email saying that Google Maps can read maps backward. It's obviously spam. "Google Maps can read maps backward"（Google...

Some ancient Egyptians claimed there we no crocodiles in their country. I think they were in de Nile. "denial"（否定）と "the...

Mother Nature originally planned to use wasps to pollinate flowers. Eventually she went with Plan Bee. 次の手(Plan...

My son likes elevators; my daughter likes escalators. They are raised differently. raiseにはいろいろな意味があって、ここでは〔物を〕（持ち）上げる、掲げる、と〔親が子どもを〕育てる、養う...

Q: What do you call a one-legged hippo? A: A hoppo. "hippo"（カバ）と"hop"（跳ぶ）を組み合わせて "hoppo" という軽妙な言葉遊びをしています。通常、カバは四つん這いで歩くので、1本足で跳ぶ様子は想像もつか...

Q: What did the judge with a toothache say to her dentist? A: "Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the...

Q: What's small, red, and whispers? A: A hoarse radish. これは親父ギャグと言うよりなぞなぞに近い。hoarseはしわがれ声の、ハスキーなという意味なので、whisper（ささやく）みたい？horseradish（西洋わ...

They warned me not to lean over the edge of that tower in Paris. Eiffel. エッフェル塔の英語発音はアイフルなのでI fell（俺、倒れる）に聞こえなくもない。だからエッフェル塔には寄りかかるなと、、、。

Q: What do you call a sick bald eagle? A: Illegal. SickもIllも病気って意味です。イリーガル（違法）がIll eagle（病気の鷲）に聞こえます？

"Dad, I found some change in your pants pockets when I was doing the wash." "Maybe I needed money laundered," 洗濯してたらお父さんのズボンのポケットに小銭が入ってて...

My favorite teacher in school was Mrs. Turtle. Funny name, but she tortoise well. ウミガメはTurtle,リクガメはTortoise. リクガメの発音がtaught...

Q: What's the difference between Iron Man and Aluminum Man? A: Iron Man stops the criminals, but Aluminum Man just foils their plans....

When the guitar player moved into a new house, he had all the locks replaced. It was a key change. lockとrock、鍵と音程のキー、ギター奏者だけにちょっと凝った親父ギャグ...