Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What do you call a chicken that likes rock ‘n’ roll? Drumstick. (Erik Gallegos, 8, Long Beach, Montessori School)

* How does a cat in the desert remind you of Christmas? It has Sandy Claws. (Jake Salsgiver, 5, Long Beach, Naples Elementary)

* If a rooster lays an egg on a pitched roof, which way will the egg roll? Roosters don’t lay eggs! (Daniel Shulman, 8, Calabasas Hills, Hesmel West Day School)

* Where is the scariest place to receive a blood transfusion? Transyl-vein-ia. (Paul Manson, 7, Los Angeles, Temple Israel Day School)

* What does a pirate say when he is cold? “Shiver-me timbers.” (Sarah Markus, 9, Agoura, Brookside Elementary)

* Why did the man eat at the bank? He wanted rich food. (Sarah Shulman, 8, Calabasas Hills, Hesmel West Day School)

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