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COMIC RELIEF

By Usama Rasheed
Fri, 12, 17

Lexophile describes those who have a love for words, such as “You can tune a piano....

Lexophile competition

Lexophile describes those who have a love for words, such as “You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “To write with a broken pencil is pointless”.

An annual competition was held by the New York Times to see who could create the best original lexophile.

  • If you don’t pay your exorcist, you can get repossessed.
  • I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down.
  • I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
  • Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?
  • When chemists die, they barium.
  • I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
  • I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.
  • England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool .
  • A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
  • I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.
  • A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.
  • A will is a dead giveaway.
  • Police were summoned to a daycare centre where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
  • A bicycle can’t stand alone; it’s just two tired.
  • He had a photographic memory but it was never fully developed.

Living in the 21st century

You know you are living in the 21st century when...

  • You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
  • You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
  • You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
  • You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
  • You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.

Compiled by Usama Rasheed