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...

今年のイースターは3月31日だったので、ちょうどカナダ短期留学引率と重なり、イースターレッスンは出来ませんでした。ただ、何もないのは残念なので、ウサギチョコとカナダのお土産（Glow wand、ウサギ型卵ケース、Reesesひよこバージョン）を渡しました。今年は第1週にお休...

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...

I wrote a book on how to fall down the stairs. It's a step-by-step guide. step by stepは段階を追って一歩ずつという意味ですが、階段だと一段ずつですよね。でも階段を落っこちるのに段階は追わな...

"I think it's allergy season again." "You've got to be pollen my leg!" pull my leg（私をからかう）の所をpollen（花粉）に変えてる言葉遊び。

Q: What do you call an airplane with no decorations or branding? A : An airplain. airplaneとplain（飾り気のない、質素な）の言葉遊び。確かにどっちもプレインです。

Q: Where did the king put his armies? A: In his sleevies! arm（腕）とarmy（軍）の言葉遊び。軍は袖には入らないけど、腕なら入るね。

Q: What kind of jewelry does the Easter Bunny wear? A: 14 carrot gold. カラットとキャロットの言葉遊び。

"Would everyone here for yodeling lessons please form an orderly orderly orderly line?" ヨーデルの音がorderly（秩序ある）って音に似てますね。

My best friend's name is Clarence. I like him because he always has the best sales. Clarenceってクラレンスって読むんでしょうか？clearance（クリアランス＝一掃セール）に似た名...

I went to the library and asked if I could borrow the DVD of Batman Forever. They said no, I have to return it next week....