Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* Where do pencils come from? Pencilvania (Sarah Markus, 9, Agoura, Brookside Elementary)

* What do jelly jars wear when they play basketball? Jarsies. (Lorin Webb, 7, Hemet, Waittier Elementary)

* Who does a lot of slicing but never cuts anything? A golfer. (Arthur Herald Goldberg, 9, Beverly Hills, Marcia Private School)

* What did the chicken say to the boy who tried to grab her egg? “Hey! Leggo my eggo!” (Jesse David Rodriguez, 13, Los Angeles, Nightingale Middle School)

* Knock, knock. Who’s there? Alex. Alex who? “Alex ‘plain later. Please open up.” (Alexander Carasso, 7, Fullerton, Fairmont Private School)

* What is a computer’s favorite snack? Chips. (Kenji A. Avila, 10, Long Beach, Newcomb Academy)

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