One more set of Thanksgiving jokes – new from 2023

Why makes this Joke funny?

These jokes are funny due to a combination of wordplay, puns, and the play on cultural references and expectations. Here`s a breakdown of why each joke works:

1. Thanksgiving and Side Dishes: This joke plays on the double meaning of “side dishes” as both literal food served alongside the main dish at Thanksgiving and metaphorically as “side discussions” or gossip.
2. Turkeys and R-rated Movies: The humor comes from the pun on “fowl language,” a play on words where “fowl” (relating to birds) sounds like “foul” (meaning offensive), which is often associated with R-rated movies.
3. Pilgrims on the Mayflower and College Students: This is a play on words. “Scholar ships” sounds like “scholarships,” a form of student financial aid, while also making a literal reference to ships.
4. Thanksgiving and Halloween: The pun here is on “gobble-ins,” combining “gobble” (the sound turkeys make) with “goblins” (creatures associated with Halloween).
5. Pastry Chefs and Pi: This is a mathematical joke, where “3.14” is the numerical representation of Pi (π), a mathematical constant, but it also sounds like “pie,” a common Thanksgiving dessert.
6. Turkeys and Vegans: The humor lies in the irony that turkeys would be grateful for vegans because they do not eat meat, hence turkeys are not eaten by them.
7. Turkeys After Death: “Poultrygeists” is a pun combining “poultry” (relating to birds like turkeys) and “poltergeists” (ghosts), suggesting a humorous take on what turkeys become after death.
8. Genie`s Turkey and Wishbones: This joke plays on the magical aspect of a genie with the tradition of breaking the wishbone of a turkey for good luck.
9. Pilgrims and May Flour: The humor is in the pun of “Mayflower” (the ship) and “May Flour” (an ingredient for making cookies).
10. Pilgrims and Turkey vs. Moose: This joke is absurd and visual, imagining the difficulty of cooking a moose in an oven compared to a turkey.
11. Thanksgiving Bread Jokes: The pun here is on “mold,” referring both to bread going stale and to something being old or overused, like certain jokes.
12. Saying Grace at Dinner: This is a play on the phrase “say grace” (to give thanks before a meal) and the literal interpretation of saying the word “Grace.”
13. Thanksgiving Turkey and Christmas Ham: The joke is a play on the word “meat,” using it as a greeting between two holiday main dishes.
14. Side Dishes and Corny Jokes: Here, “corny” has a double meaning, referring both to being trite or overly sentimental and to corn, a common Thanksgiving side dish.