Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What is the definition of a pronoun? A noun that gets paid to be in a sentence. (Lindsey Holliday, 11, Pasadena, Mayfield Junior School)

* What is the favorite snack of the astronomy class? A Milky Way bar. (Lydia Kay, 7, La Can~ada, the Learning Castle)

* Why did the book join the police? He wanted to work undercover. (Tiffany Frelo, 9, Duarte, Maxwell Elementary)

* There was a man who was named Howie Suzpnarchimychrpt. He didn’t like his name at all, so he changed it to Brian Suzpnarchimychrpt. (Thu Ly, 13, Mission Viejo, La Paz Intermediate School)

* Why can’t Dalmatians play hide and seek? Because they always get spotted. (Ranah Farkhondeh, 7, Palos Verdes, Montemalaga School)

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