Pint-Sized Punch Lines

What do you get when you cross a banana muffin with a crazy monkey? A banana nut case! (George Zeiler, 8, San Fernando, Mission Street School)

* Two baseball teams played. The final score was 7-4, but not a single man touched home plate. How is this possible? They were all-girl teams! (Brittany Tillis, 8, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Elementary)

* Why do sea gulls fly above the sea? Because if they flew above the bay, they would be called bagels. (Alexis Vanni, Arcadia, Highland Oaks Elementary School)

* Where do wild animals go for PE class? The jungle gym. (Emma Zornes, 5, Hillsborough, Hillsborough West School)

* A man went to a supply store and asked for some nails. The cashier said, “That’ll be $20 plus tax.” The man said, “I don’t want tacks, I want nails!” (Michael Conners, 10, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Elementary)

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