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Marine Jokes & Vignettes

How do you know your planet is warming?

Hurricane Doobie has flooded your stash and you can’t deal.

A fish goes into a diner.  The waiter is a clownfish.

“I’ll have a tilapia,” says the fish.

“Would you like a hook with that?”

A baleen whale and a right whale meet each other in the ocean.  The baleen whale calls the other Mr. Right–”No wonder they hunt for you,” she says.  “You’re a a hunk.”

He replies, “Thanks a lot, bigmouth!”

“Mommy, I can’t breathe over here,” says the little salmon.  “That’s a dead zone, we can’t swim there,” replies her mother.  “The humans have not yet learned that the world is round, and their pollution will return to get them eventually.”  

“Coelacanths!”

What do you call famous sea creatures?

Starfish.

What color is a squid?

Whatever it inks!

What does a squid say?

Whatever it inks!

Who is slimier, an eel, a tuna or a catfish?

Gee!  They’re al slimy!

What did the bait of a catch-and-release fisherman say to the bass?

“You can have your worm and eat it, too, but it’ll be a pain in the mouth!”

What did one adolescent performance dolphin say to the other?  

“If you keep stockpiling those water toys, the other dolphins will call you a homo stupidens!”

How many maki do you need to eat to get neurological damage?

One or tuna!

What do you call the whales and dolphins who’ve rescued stranded humans in the ocean for centuries?

Semper fish!

When busy men do the taking care of the sea floor, they mess it up.  Look at the use of trawlers–vacuuming instead of pruning.   No more neighborhood for the seafood, all ‘cause the guys were impatient and wanted to get fishing over with so they could watch the forest clearcutting reality show.

“Fishermen with bottom trawlers, navies with spy technology, and miners and broken tankers–let alone scientific endeavors; humans sure keep us on the swim,” says a squid to a shark. “Humans keep the ocean a dangerous place.”

“Hey, the more humans use the oceans the more potential victims for me!” replies the shark.

“You know, you’re a symbol to the humans of their greed and ruthlessness.  You’re the caffeine in the ocean cafe.”

“Well, you’re not much better, donut brain!  Your three hearts make you sickly sweet!”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.  Anyhow, I can at least express myself in a way other than who I eat.”

“You can ink, but I can sink.  Humans who mess with me are taking a chance.  I’m defending the ocean.”

“One of my hearts is filled with gratitude.  The other ones are pumping blood and having an attack.”

“An attack?”

“An art attack–I get creative with my inking.  You know my eyes are more efficient than humans.’”

“Then it should be easy to obscure their vision next time they fall in, with your colored clouds.   Let’s work together: coffee and donut for every human’s descent to waste in their neighbors’ gardens.”

“Yeah, dammit!  We’e gonna get ‘em!  Those nutty dudes’ll get the hell dunked out of ‘em!”

Food Jokes & Limericks

Knock knock.  

Who’s there?

Zen cow.

Zen cow who?

Moo!  I’m at ohm on the range!   

A vegetarian walks into a restaurant.

“What’ll it be?’ 

“I’ll take a PB & J on whole grain.”

“Would you like a drink with that?”

“Sure, but it has to aid my elimination.”

“Elimination of what?”

“White sugar, white flour and white wine.”

“What would you like to drink?”

“Do you have any goat milk?”

“Yeah, but that’s just for kids.”

“I’ll take a glass of blood light.”

“I thought you said you were a vegetarian, not a vampire!”

“Hey, I don’t eat meat, and I only bite vegans!”

A vegan walks into a restaurant.

“Give me a fake beer, I’ve spent the whole day napping.”

“Would you like something to eat with that?”

“I ate, but do you have any dessert?”

“Our chefs just made fresh baklava, would you like to try some?”

“No, I’m a vegan, I can’t eat honey because animals made it.”

“Are you calling our chefs animals?”

“No, I’m calling your chefs exploiters!   Do you have any soy ice cream?”

“Yeah, but it’s manufactured by Republicans.”

“Forget it, I’ll have some nuts.  At least they aren’t made by crazy people.”

There once was a new bakery 

Where an interesting case we did see–

A kid with special diet

Nearly started a riot

When folks found out that gluten was free!

Dairy’s good for you, some say

But others would take that away.

They think green plants the route

To get calcium loot–

They won’t leach it, but cause it to stay!

What did the decaf drinker say to the regular drinker?

“What’s up?”

What did the decaf coffee say to the annoying regular brew?

“Up yours!”

What did the pumpkin bread say to the bran muffin?

“You may promote regularity, but I’m seasonal!”

Why are coffee drinkers so sociable?

They’re enjoying their drinks a latte!

What did the Intelligentsia barista say to the Starbucks barista?

“Our brew is hotter than yours!”

What did the Starbucks barista say to the Intelligentsia barista?

“Why so fresh?”

They live in the digestive tract

Those bacteria which I lacked.

I took probiotic–

It seemed idiotic–

But finally my colon is packed.

Drinking water, they say, is so great–

It helps one to lose lots of weight.

Though it’s not too hard,

And it drains out your lard,

The drink makes not a sociable date!

Dairy-free is a challenge, it seems.

Special diet’s not one of my dreams.

I tried a new scone

But it left me alone

‘Cause of the alternative creams.

Hardly any has celery–

Calories–eating it’s free.

This veggie is wild–

Consuming it’s mild,

But it gives soup the flavor of pee!

I have started to eat some meat.

I’m enjoying it—dinner so sweet!

Much phosphorus, though

Make my kidneys slow

So veggies and rice are a treat.

We find that we like lots of cheeses

My boyfriend and I—they us pleases

So during the week

We eat healthy, but sneak

Frozen pizza sometimes—it’s good, geezus!

My love spoke this wisdom to me:

The Pill and frozen food did free

Gals to have a life

And a little less strife—

Plop a pizza in, it’s easy, see?

Today was beef day ‘round here.

Now we watch tv with cold beer.

The Cubs are ahead

We don’t have to dread.

I was dieting, see, but why fear?

My good and great friend does say

“Let’s eat leftovers today.”

So he cooks with the pan

What ended now began

And we both agree we should quote “Hey!”

Doing dishes is a bore.

One may ask, What is it for?

Well, if the meal is grand,

Give pleasure to the hand,

Burn calories (you can eat more!).

Lady Don’t Lack

This rap, by J., follows Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 “Baby Got Back.”

We got big butts

And we will not lie

You other peoples

Might ask why

It’s how we’re made we just size up

We gonna fill your cup!

We so lovely you tearin’

You look and you can’t stop leerin’

That girl in the mirror smilin’

That fat on her backside pilin’!

In the butt we’re radical

We be international!

We like our rear 

And we think we’re fine

Whoever made us 

Was sure tryin’!

Drivin’ to be livin’

Women got much fat

Drivin’ to be livin’

And we sure don’t lack!

We stick out in wide ways

I say we gonna get some lays

Cellulite is here to find?

Jiggling, sister, we don’t mind–

We beautiful!

We got big butts 

And we think we bad

They givin’ by our mom and dad

Nobody who be less than cool

Will learn it all at this good school!

We love our butts 

And it’s so okay

Bitching about it’s yesterday

My body it ain’t yours for free

Unless you gonna respect me!

Lady don’t lack

Lady don’t lack

Decent folks find our form pleasin’

Nature made us for a reason!

Drivin’ to the livin’ 

And we got much fat

Drivin’ to the livin’

And we fine with that

What is that in your head?  It’s corny!

That thought you got makes you so scorny!

Critic baby you may be

Well free your mind, y’all, say me

Dial 1-800-FIX-A-LOT

And ditch those sexist thoughts!

Lady don’t lack!

Acronyms

I hope you enjoy these acronyms! I see them as a form of poetry–and science, because they help you think about the word the first letters form; your mind can explore what the word means.