Explore 13 terrible jokes explained by the host, including word puns and shaggy dog stories. Analyze double meanings in jokes, farmers' mishaps, language misunderstandings, and a comedic airport delay. Learn English through humor in this entertaining episode.
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Listen to and practice telling simple one-liners and longer story-based jokes for improved English vocabulary.
Enjoy explanations of word puns and shaggy dog stories for entertainment and language learning.
Deep dives
Jokes from Operation Desert Storm
An American Air Force officer and a Saudi Air Force officer bond over flying. During a discussion about family, they discover that their adopted children share the same birthdate, leading to a plan for a reunion to unite the long-lost brothers. However, a humorous revelation about their sons being identical twins results in an entertaining and unexpected turn of events.
Humorous Incident in a Mexican Bar
A British man shares a comical misunderstanding with a Spanish guide when attempting to identify a fly's gender. The guide corrects the man's Spanish and humorously remarks about the insect being feminine, leading to a misunderstanding that tickles the audience.
Actually, it's 17 jokes, including some simple one-liners and a few longer story-based jokes for you to remember and practise telling yourself. Listen to Luke read out and explain some pretty awful but enjoyable word puns and shaggy dog stories, and learn some English in the process.