Fun With Words



  1. There is no ham in a hamburger
  2. There is no straw in a strawberry.
  3. There is neither egg in eggplant or apple in a pineapple.
  4. A Guinea pig is not a pig
  5. A panda bear is related to a raccoon not a bear.
  6. Fireflies aren’t flies, they are beetles.
  7. Greyhounds can be any color.
  8. Rush hour lasts longer than an hour – and so does happy hour.
  9. Sweetmeat is made of fruit, and sweetbread is a meat.
  10. Hot dogs can be cold, and homework can be done in school.
  11. If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
  12. Button and unbutton are opposites, but loosen and unloosen are the same.
  13. You wind up a watch to start it, but wind up a romance to end it.
  14. If teachers taught, why don’t preacher praught?
  15. One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?
  16. Quicksand works slowly.
  17. Boxing rings are square.

Can you think of any others?