Nellie and Ned were doing their maths homework. It was very boring.
‘Why is ten scared of seven?’ asked Ned.
‘I don’t know’ said Nellie.
‘Because seven ate nine, and ten is next!’
Nellie didn’t laugh.
‘That’s not very funny’ she said.
‘Why?’ asked Ned.
‘Because they shouldn’t eat each other of course’.
They went back to their homework.
‘What about this’ said Ned. ‘If I’m holding six oranges with my left hand and five apples with my right hand, and I drop one apple and two oranges, what do I have?’
‘Very big hands!’ laughed Nellie.
‘That wasn’t supposed to be a joke’ said Ned, ‘It’s here in our homework, look’.
‘Oh, right’ said Nellie.
‘Ned, why isn’t your nose twelve inches long?’
‘Where’s that question?’ asked Ned looking at his homework book.
‘It’s a riddle silly!’ said Nellie.
‘Oh, because erm…..because I don’t tell lies?’
‘No’
‘What then?’
‘Because it would be a foot’ giggled Nellie.
Ned didn’t laugh. ‘I don’t get it’.
‘A foot!’ she shouted pointing to his shoe and then his ruler.
Daddy walked into the room. ‘If there were four pizzas, one big bowl of chips, three vanilla ice creams and one chocolate ice cream, two cokes and bottle of wine, what would we have?
‘I know’ shouted Nellie, ‘Twelve!’
‘No’ said Daddy. ‘Supper! Now hurry up and finish your homework, Mummy and I are starving!’
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Love this one!
I’m pleased, thanks Denise!
Funny one, love it 😉
Thanks so much.
I remember some jokes like this from when I was little… 😀
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Me too! Thanks from dropping by.
I love the cute jokes. Another gem.
Thank you Sadje
My pleasure 😇
It was refreshing to visit all jokes that I had read in my childhood.
Nellie Ned. Papa and mom make a lovely family.
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Family fun! Thanks Kalpana.
Cute! I think my nose was a foot as far as maths homework was concerned…
Haha, likewise! Cheers.
Oh so cute! Love the weaving of the jokes in the maths lesson. My husband is a math teacher and he’s always looking for ways to make math more fun… What a dinner they were going to have, junk food heaven! LOL http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
BTW, I love your set up on this blog… So easy to read and fun.
I wish my teachers had your husband’s attitude when I was learning maths! I’m pleased you like my minimalist look, some blogs really are difficult to navigate. Thanks so much for your kind words.
Funny! I also love their idea of dinner, though seems a tad unhealthy🙂
Just a little but a bit of what you fancy does you good!
That’s a fun and cute way to study a subject like maths.
Their supper is interesting and I dont mind joining them! 😀
Join the queue Shilpa!
This is so cute and totally captures kids joking around.
Debbie
Thanks so much Debbie
Cute! Made me smile.
beth
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I hoped it might! Thanks Beth
The apples and oranges joke had me laughing out loud with Nellie. But that supper (yup, that’s what we called it, too) doesn’t sound all that healthy, but I’m sure Ned and Nellie enjoyed it.
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Judging by several of the comments I’ll have to have a word with their parents about their choice of fare! So pleased you found it amusing Gail
Anything to make the time pass as you do maths, right? Very clever story!
Absolutely! I hated it at school which is probably why I’m so bad at adding up!
All those silly jokes would have driven my husband up the wall, but my 3rd daughter would have loved them.
Presumably 1st and 2nd would have groaned at them too! Cheers Kristin
Keith,
What a delightful read weaving jokes and riddles into the dialog of siblings doing homework together! Nice job. 🙂
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I guess it make homework more fun! Cheers Cathy
Had me laughing out loud because I could easily picture that scene!
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Wow, thankyou Donna
Pizza and chips????? I’ll be right over. (I assume the chips are what we call French Fries). Still….
Good on Dad and pizza for busting the homework boredom. Linda
They deserved it! Cheers Linda.