Short Takes: Short Jokes

Arlene Blackman Yolles ♦ January 19, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment

Teacher: What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? … Jimmy?
Jimmy: I don’t know and I don’t care.

One of my favorite 5th grade math jokes:
Q: What do you call a dead parrot?
A: A polygon!

Q: What do you find if you stick your hand up an old lady’s dress?
A: Depends….

Take the number 5775, which is the current year according to the Jewish calendar.
Subtract 4712 which is the Chinese year now.
Q: What is the significance of the difference? (1062)
A: The number of years that the Jews existed without Chinese food!