語義雙關的笑話——意料之中、意料之外

q: what's the difference between a monkey and a flea?
a: a monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.
猴子會和跳蚤有什麼不同呢?你可能會直接的想到它們倆是一大一小。但除此之外呢,那就是猴子身上可以長跳蚤,而跳蚤身上卻不能有猴子。這個答案很有意思吧? 

q: how can you most irritate a farmer?
a: by treading on his corn?
如果你踩了農夫的玉米或是穀物,他肯定會生氣的;而如果你踩了農夫腳底的雞眼,他會更生氣。corn既可以表示“玉米/穀物”,也有“雞眼”的意思。
q: which is the strongest creature in the world?
a: the snail. it carries its house on its back.
因為snail(蝸牛)的後背上總是背著一所房子,所以說蝸牛是世界上最強壯的生物是不足為奇的。你說呢?
q: what do people do in a clock factory?
a: they make faces all day.
一看到make faces這個短語,你可千萬別以為是在鐘錶廠工作的人整天都做鬼臉呀!因為除了這個意思以外,它還可以從字面上解釋為製造鐘面。
q: how do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?
a: keep him awake.
  怎樣才能不讓夢遊者(sleepwalker)夢遊(walk in his sleep)呢?最簡單的方法就是不讓他睡覺。雖然這不是治療方法,但如果讓夢遊者醒著呢,他的確就不會去夢遊了。