I found a really, really cool looking book while I was putting books away today. It’s called Why eating bogeys is good for you. In my last post, I talked about jokes being funny when they have a punch line that takes your brain by surprise. Another way that jokes can be funny is when they are a little bit “naughty” or impolite. Polite boys and girls don’t talk about eating bogeys, do they? Especially around their grannies! But disgusting facts and stories can be so much fun. For example, one of my favourite stories is by Paul Jennings called ‘Little Squirt’ in Unmentionable: Disgusting!! But hilarious!
WARNING: be very careful with impolite jokes. Choose the right time and place to tell them otherwise you may get into trouble – and that is definitely not funny!