Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What does the preacher say before dinner? “Lettuce pray.” (Shelby Edwards, 4, La Crescenta)

* Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road? He had no guts. (Emily Kerzin, 11, Sebastopol, Calif., Pinecrest School)

* What sport makes a lot of noise? Racket-ball. (Gary Gardner, 5, Trabuco Canyon, Angel Preschool)

* What’s luckier than finding a penny? Finding a quarter! (Aileen Zhao, 12, Alhambra, Ramona Elementary)

* What do frogs eat? Hopsicles. (Grant Alpert-Waldman, 5, Laguna Hills, Morasha Day School)

* What do you get when you cross a porcupine and a turtle? A slow poke. (Jared Stevens, 7, Sparks, Nev., Katherine Dunn Elementary School)

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