🔤 Wordplay
Why did the nose feel lonely?
It was tired of being picked on!
Why This Joke Works
"Picked on" means bullied or singled out, but noses get "picked" in the grosser, more literal sense. The nose is lonely because people keep picking on it — both teasing it and, well, picking it. It's a gross-out pun disguised as an empathy lesson, which kids find absolutely hysterical.
🎤 How to Tell This Joke
Tell it sympathetically, like the nose is your friend going through a tough time. Deliver "picked on" and then point to your nose with a knowing look. Let the kids connect the grosser meaning themselves.
Perfect for:
- •When your kid won't stop picking their nose
- •Discussing bullying in a light way that makes kids laugh first
- •When someone sneezes and the tissue box comes out
💡 Did You Know?
The word "corny" for bad jokes dates back to the 1930s — it originally referred to humor found in seed catalogs sent to corn farmers, which were famously full of terrible puns.
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