Roald Dahl Whoppsy-Whiffling Joke Book Read online

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  The jokes in this book are extremely funny, silly, and at times outrageous. This may result in snickering, snorting, and giggling uncontrollably. You might laugh so hard your stomach hurts. You might laugh so hard you start to cry. It’s entirely possibly you’ll laugh SO HARD you fall off your chair. We do not recommend reading this book during quiet time or when your younger brother or sister is taking a nap. Please read responsibly.

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  First published by Puffin Books UK, 2016

  Published by Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018

  Text copyright © 2016 by Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, with contributions by

  Ruth Reyes and Caitlin Baker

  Illustrations copyright © 2016 by Quentin Blake

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  Contents

  Caution, Reader!

  Also by Roald Dahl

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Miss Trunchbull’s Banned School Jokes

  Bruce Bogtrotter’s Belly Laughs

  The Roly-Poly Bird’s Jokey-Wokeys

  George’s Marvelous Mum Jokes

  Peachy Puns from Around the World!

  The Pelly’s Fishy Funnies

  The BFG’s Giant Jokes

  Funny Bugs

  The Enormous Croco-Smile!

  Trunky’s Jumbo Jokes

  Mr. Fox’s Farmyard Funnies

  Muggle-Wump’s Monkey Business

  Dirty Beasts and Animal Antics

  Squirrel Nuts

  Jokes for Twits!

  The Most Monstrous Gags Ever!

  Which One’s Witch?

  Formula 86 Funnies

  Wonka Wisecracks

  More Jokes for Twits!

  Matilda Magic!

  And Finally . . . The Whizzpoppers!

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Miss Trunchbull’s BANNED school jokes

  Tell these to your friends and you’ll be thrown straight in the chokey!

  Why did the teacher turn the lights on?

  Because the class was so dim!

  Who invented fractions?

  Henry the Eighth!

  Why was Miss Trunchbull worried?

  Because there were too many rulers in school!

  MISS TRUNCHBULL: What do we call the outer part of a tree?

  BRUCE BOGTROTTER: Don’t know, Miss!

  MISS TRUNCHBULL: Bark, silly! Bark!

  BRUCE BOGTROTTER: Woof, woof!

  Why is six afraid of seven?

  Because seven eight nine!

  “If you get on the wrong side of Miss Trunchbull, she can liquidize you like a carrot in a BLENDER.”

  TEACHER: Make up a sentence using the word “lettuce.”

  PUPILS: Let us out of school early!

  TEACHER: What are you reading?

  PUPIL: I dunno!

  TEACHER: But you’re reading aloud!

  PUPIL: Yeah, but I’m not listening!

  If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

  Nine!

  How did you find school today?

  Well, I just got off the bus and there it was!

  TEACHER: You aren’t paying attention. Are you having trouble hearing?

  PUPIL: No, sir. I’m having trouble listening!

  How do bees get to school?

  By school buzz!

  What is a snake’s favorite subject?

  Hiss-tory!

  What is an archaeologist?

  Someone whose career is in ruins!

  Why did the nose hate school?

  It was tired of being picked on!

  What do elves learn in school?

  The elf-abet!

  What happens when you take the school bus home?

  The police make you bring it back!

  What’s the best way to get straight As?

  Use a ruler!

  What grade did the pirate get at school?

  High Cs!

  What’s a witch’s favorite subject?

  Spell-ing!

  Which animal cheats in school?

  A cheetah!

  What is a pirate’s favorite subject?

  Arrrrrt!

  LITTLE BOY: I can’t go to school today, I have a tummy ache.

  MOM: Where does it hurt?

  LITTLE BOY: In school!

  How do you make the number one disappear?

  Add the letter “g” and it’s “gone”!

  Why did the teacher write on the window?

  To make her lesson very clear!

  Why was the broom late for school?

  He over-swept!

  Why didn’t the skeleton go to the school dance?

  He had no body to take!

  Bruce Bogtrotter’s BELLY LAUGHS

  Are you ready for some tasty one-liners?

  What’s that fly doing in my gravy?

  Looks like breaststroke!

  What tables don’t you have to learn?

  Dinner tables!

  What kind of nuts always seem to have a cold?

  Cashews!

  What is a pretzel’s favorite dance?

  The twist!

  CUSTOMER: Waiter, this food tastes funny.

  WAITER: Then why aren’t you laughing?

  What are twins’ favorite fruit?

  Pears!

  Suddenly the boy let out a gigantic BELCH which rolled around the Assembly Hall like thunder. Many of the audience began to GIGGLE. “Silence!” shouted the Trunchbull.

  What do computer operators eat for lunch?

  Chips!

  What w