An old farmer was hauling a load of manure when he was stopped by a state trooper. “You were speeding,” the officer said. “I’m going to have to give you a ticket.” “Yep,” the farmer replied calmly, watching as the trooper repeatedly waved his hands, trying to shoo away several flies that seemed determined to stay nearby. “These flies are terrible,” the trooper complained.
“Yep,” the farmer said. “Those are circle flies.” “What’s a circle fly?” the trooper asked. “Them flies that circle a horse’s backside,” the farmer explained. “Those are circle flies.” The trooper frowned. “You wouldn’t be calling me a horse’s backside, would you?” “Nope, I didn’t,” the farmer answered. “But you just can’t fool them flies.”
Jacob asked his teacher some tricky questions one day in class. As she walked by his desk, Jacob raised his hand and asked, “How do you put an elephant in the fridge?” “I don’t know,” the teacher replied. “How?” “You open the door and put it in,” Jacob said confidently. Jacob followed up with another question. “How do you put a giraffe in the fridge?” “Oh, I know this one,” the teacher said. “You open the door and put it in.” “No,” Jacob replied. “You open the door, take the elephant out, and then put the giraffe in.”
Then Jacob asked, “All the animals went to the lion’s birthday party, except one. Which one?” “The lion?” the teacher guessed. “No,” Jacob said. “The giraffe—he’s still in the fridge.” Finally, Jacob asked, “If there’s a river full of alligators and you want to cross it, how do you do it?” “You walk over the bridge,” the teacher answered. “No,” Jacob said. “You swim across. All the alligators are at the party.”