There
are some jokes that play on various grammatical and literary concepts, that
have been circulating on social media, here is my take on some more.

·   An
Interjection bursts into a bar, exclaiming, “What a night!”

·   A
Split Infinitive walks into a bar, boldly going where no one has gone before.

·   A Split Infinitive boldly walks into a bar.

·   An
Ellipsis walks into a bar… and then just trails off.

·   An Ellipsis walks into a bar… and just keeps going.

·   A
Double Negative walks into a bar and orders a drink, saying, “I don’t not
want a beer.”

·   An
Onomatopoeia walks into a bar with a bang, a crash, and a boom.

·   An Onomatopoeia crashes into a bar, BOOM!

·   A
Personification strolls into a bar, and the door greets it with a smile.

·   An
Alliteration walks into a bar, asking for a pint of perfect pilsner.

·   A
Hypercorrection walks into a bar and corrects the bartender’s grammar.

·   A
Tautology walks into a bar and orders a free free drink.

·   A Tautology walks into a bar and orders a drink because a drink is what it wants.

·   An
Euphemism walks into a bar and asks for a “gentleman’s drink.”

·   A
Red Herring walks into a bar, but it’s just there to distract you from the real
joke.

·   An
Anachronism walks into a bar, wearing a top hat and ordering a martini.

·   A
Pleonasm walks into a bar and orders a completely and utterly full glass of
beer.

·   A
Neologism walks into a bar and invents a new word for “fun.”

·   An
Idiom walks into a bar, saying it’s “raining cats and dogs” outside.

·   A Jargon walks into a bar, speaking in technical terms that confuse everyone.

·   A
Homophone walks into a bar, asking for a “bare” instead of a
“bear.”

·   A homophone walks into a bar, whether it likes it or knot.

·   A
Homograph walks into a bar, wondering if it’s a “bank” or a
“bank.”

·   A
Metonymy walks into a bar, asking for “the White House” instead of
the bartender.

·   A Metonymy strolls into a bar and says, “Give me a pint of the strong stuff.”

·   An
Enjambment walks into a bar, continuing the sentence from the previous room.

·   A
semicolon walks into a bar; it connects with everyone.

·   A
misplaced apostrophe walks into a bar, orders it’s usual.

·   A
contraction walks into a bar. “I’ll have what she’s having.”

·   A
palindrome walks into a bar, saying, “Madam, in Eden, I’m Adam.”

·   An
appositive walks into a bar, its friend, a bartender, nods knowingly.

·   A
rhetorical question walks into a bar, who needs drinks anyway?

·   A
parenthesis walks into a bar (it’s not really sure why).

·   An
understatement walks into a bar, says, “This isn’t the worst place I’ve
been.”

·   A
litotes walks into a bar, not displeased to be there.

·   An
antonym walks into a bar, walks out sober.

·   A
capitalization walks into a Bar, making a Big Deal of It.

·   An
anagram strolls into a bra… I mean, bar.

·   A
spoonerism walks into a bar and orders a well-boiled icicle.

·   A
paradox walks into a bar and says, “I’m nobody.”

Originally Published on https://boomersnotsenior.blogspot.com/

Royce Shook Blogger

I served as a teacher, a teacher on Call, a Department Head, a District Curriculum, Specialist, a Program Coordinator, and a Provincial Curriculum Coordinator over a forty year career. In addition, I was the Department Head for Curriculum and Instruction, as well as a professor both online and in person at the University of Phoenix (Canada) from 2000-2010.

I also worked with Special Needs students. I gave workshops on curriculum development and staff training before I fully retired