Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What kind of fish likes bubble gum? A blowfish. (Michelle Parks, 5, Burbank, St. Robert Bellarmine Elementary)

* What do you call a monkey that eats potato chips? A chip monk. (Jason Luong, 11, L.A., St. Thomas Aquinas)

* “If TV is so bad for us, then why is there one in everyone’s hospital room?” (Joel Smith, 10, L.A., Loren Miller Elementary)

* What do you get when you cross a banana muffin with a crazy monkey? A banana nut case! (Sue Taylor, 7, L.A., Raleigh Elementary)

* What did one worm say to the other worm? “Wish me luck. I’m off to the Big Apple!” (Angie Baker, 8, L.A., Raleigh Elementary)

* What do you get when you cross a polar bear with a hockey player? I don’t know, but when it tries to score a goal, no one stops it! (Rhonda Miller, 10, Culver City, Mount Washington Elementary)

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