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What 5 letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?

The word 'short'.

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What starts with a T and ends with a T and has T in it?

A teapot.

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Why shouldn't you write with a broken pencil?

Because it's pointless.

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Why is it hard to organize a professional hide-and-seek tournament?

Good players are hard to find.

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Why did the shoes cross the road?

Because the chicken was wearing them.

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Why couldn't the leopard play hide and seek?

Because he was always spotted.

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What is blue and smells like red paint?

Blue paint.

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Why did the cookie go to the doctor?

Because it felt crummy.

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What do you call shoes made of banana peels?

A pair of slippers.

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What do you call a train carrying bubble gum?

A chew-chew train.

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Why did the reporter go into the ice cream parlor?

He wanted the inside scoop.

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When Bobby threw a ball as hard as he could, why did it just come back to him?

He threw it up in the air.

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