Out on a limb...

I'm going to go out on a limb and tell you an old family joke. My brother made it up when he was in high school...I think. It's scary!

Joe: Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
Moe: I don't know.
Joe: Because he was dead.

I warned you. It's amazing how hard people will laugh at this very weird joke. It's an especially good laugh-getter with junior highers. Try it out, then make up your own "tree" jokes like these my kids and I made up this afternoon.

Joe: Why did the cow fall out of the tree?
Moe: I don't know.
Joe: Because his anti-gravity boots quit working.

Joe: Why did the gorilla fall out of the tree?
Moe: I don't know.
Joe: Because someone threw a nut at him.

Joe: Why did the elephant fall out of the tree?
Moe: I don't know.
Joe: Because the branch he was sitting on broke.

Joe: Why did the parrot fall out of the tree?
Moe: I don't know.
Joe: I don't either.