10.30.2008

trick AND treat

q: why are graveyards so noisy?
a: Because of all the coffin!

let's go through the same torture i go through every halloween.

i ask the kids (the five that come to our door!) here to tell a joke for their candy, and they look at me blankly and hold out their candy bags.

TELL ME A JOKE! WORK FOR YOUR CANDY!

AP-arantely, the joke-telling-for-candy ritual is not commonly practiced in this part of the world.

is it in yours?

Okay, one more:

q: what did tennessee?
a: the same thing arkansas.

(do i get a twix now?)

(somebody get me a damn twix bar.)


8 comments:

Matt and Natalie said...

We will be in the air your time, Friday at 530pm and get in Tulsa Sat 830pm.
For us we leave Sat 630am & get in Tulsa 830pm...so we really have 2 Saturdays(like 30hr +). Thank goodness Matt is able to come back with me!
Have fun with those kids. If they dont tell a joke, give 'em some sticks & switches :) Cruel I know.

care said...

we never did jokes in OK and they don't seem to do them here either. I'll give it a whirl tonight, just for you.

and here are some jokes for you to make up for the t-or-t-ers that don't have 'em...

why do gorillas have big nostrils?
because they have big fingers!

why do elephants paint their toenails red?
so they can hide in cherry trees.

have you ever seen an elephant in a cherry tree?
then it works!

and, drumroll please, this one is JUST for YOU!

what do a texas tornado and an arkansas divorce have in common?

either way somebody loses a trailer. :)

melissa said...

Don't even get me started!

Kelz World said...

this joke is told while waiting at your door for my candy that im praying will be a huge handful of either snickers or reese's.

knock knock...
whos there?
Boo...
Boo who?
Dont cry its just a joke!

then i run off with my candy and back home to enojy it. THANKS MS. HILLS! hahahahah

a mouthy irish woman? ridiculous! said...

what do you call a midget mystic who is running away from the circus?

wait for it....

wait for it....

a SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.

snickers please. the kind you eat.

Sarah said...

the coffin one is my favorite.

Anonymous said...

I had about 60 kids. Several jokes were offered without me asking. I enjoy it. One of my favorites was told by a young boy.....I think his older brother put him up to it.
Q. What do Michael Jackson and JC Penny have in common?
A. They both have boys pants half off.
Oh well, Happy Halloween!
Love, Aunt Jayne from St. Louis

jennifer said...

my personal favorite (and the one i used for SEVERAL years...)

knock knock

who's there?

phillip

phillip who?

phillip up my bag with candy (this of cuorse must be said with an angel smile, and then just hold the bag out!_\)

didn't you do some weird toys r us song one year?!