Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What do you call two menus that are dancing? A menu-et. (Anne Tavetian, 5, Rancho Palos Verdes, Mira Catalina)

* Why did Mickey Mouse go into space? To look for Pluto. (Ankur Chawla, 8, Agoura Hills, Carden Conejo School)

* What kind of animal are you when you get out of the bathtub? A bare. (Tamara O. Godinez, 11, Ontario, Mission School)

* What do you call a cow that has no legs? Ground beef. (Tyler Ofria, 6, Woodlake Elementary School)

* Why was the man so hot and everybody else was so cold? He ate a hot tamale. (Heather Lanet, 9, Tarzana, Roscomare Road School)

* What is the happiest plant? Dandy-lion. (Griffin Pepper, 10, Los Angeles, Roscomare Road School)

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