Popular Expressions
Ever hear someone say: “You’re a chip off the old block”?
It means you have a lot in common with your mom or dad.
Can you can use this popular expression as the punch
line for a joke? You bet!
When asteroids collide, they shatter to form dozens of
meteoroids. That means a meteoroid really is a “chip” off an
asteroid. So here’s a question that works perfectly with your
punch line:
Q:
What did the asteroid say to the
meteoroid?
A:
“You’re a chip off the old block.”
Can you think of another joke that uses a popular
expression as a punch line?
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