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Jokes to Keep in Your Back Pocket (or Backpack)

Posted by Jessi Loerch at Jun 27, 2023 11:27 AM |
Filed under: Families Go Hiking, Partnerships

Why did the hiker laugh in the mountains? Because they're hill areas. At WTA, we love a good pun. Or any, pun, really. So we asked our Outdoor Leadership Training staff and partners to share some of their favorite punny jokes. Here they are — just in time to make your hiking companions laugh (or groan) on your next adventure.

Why did the hiker laugh in the mountains? Because they're hill areas. 

At WTA, we love a good pun. Or any, pun, really. So we asked our Outdoor Leadership Training staff and partners to share some of their favorite punny jokes. Our Outdoor Leadership Training program gets school-age youth outside by empowering teachers and youth groups with the skills and resources they need to lead safe and fun outdoor experiences.

Here are their jokes — just in time to make your hiking companions laugh (or groan) on your next adventure. 

Q: How do you know when the moon has had enough to eat? A: When it’s full
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Mark Engebretson. 

Q: What's the definition of an acorn tree? A: In a nutshell, it’s an oak.
Joke from Alex Guest at Lake Washington Girls Middle School. Photo from rawpixel.

Q: How did the egg get up the mountain? A: It scrambled up
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Kevin Radach.

Q: What do you give a sick bird? A: Tweetment
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Brian Holsclaw.

Q: Why did the white bear dissolve in water? A: Because it was polar.
Joke from Cameron Kolk with Whatcom Intergenerational High School. Photo from rawpixel.

Q: How many tickles does it take to tickle an octopus? A: TEN-tacles
Joke from Lindsay Walker from Communities for a Healthy Bay. Photo by CC0. 

Q: What’s a snake’s favorite subject? A: Hisss-tory
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Inge Johnson. 

Q: What did the volcano say to its partner? A: I lava you so much
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Karl Mills. 

Q: Why did the tomato blush? A: Because they saw the salad dressing
Joke from Tayah Carlisle from Young Women Empowered. Photo by rawpixel.

Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth? A: A gummy bear
Joke from WTA Outdoor Leadership Training staff. Photo by Emilio Barrientos and rawpixel.

Camping is In Tents
Joke from Jordan Lager with African Community Housing & Development. Photo by Lijuan Guo.

Thank you for bearing with us through those grizzly puns. We hope we've given you some ideas to share some laughs and make the last hard mile on your next hike a little silly.

Got a good joke we missed? Dropped it in the comments! 

Comments

Kris M on Jokes to Keep in Your Back Pocket (or Backpack)

I LOVE these. Can’t wait to annoy my hiking buds.

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Kris M on Jun 27, 2023 02:26 PM

OneHundredMilesAYear on Jokes to Keep in Your Back Pocket (or Backpack)

As one tree said to the other, I can't be-LEAVE how good these jokes are!

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OneHundredMilesAYear on Jun 28, 2023 09:23 AM