Why do elephants have such big trunks?
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So they have somewhere to put their groceries when they go shopping.
The joke “Why do elephants have such big trunks? So they have somewhere to put their groceries when they go shopping” is a humorous play on the word “trunk.” In this context, “trunk” refers to two different things: the long, flexible nose of an elephant, and the storage space in a vehicle where one might put groceries after shopping. The punchline humorously suggests that elephants use their trunks (noses) in the same way humans use a car’s trunk, to carry items such as groceries.
Because they would look silly with glove compartments.
The joke “Why do elephants have such big trunks? Because they would look silly with glove compartments” is a playful use of absurdity that creates humor by juxtaposing the biological feature of an elephant with a feature from a car. Normally, an elephant’s trunk is a large, flexible extension of its upper lip and nose, used for breathing, grasping, and other functions. The joke takes the word “trunk,” which also refers to the storage compartment at the rear of a car, and humorously suggests that elephants have large trunks (noses) because the alternative, having a car’s glove compartment, would be ridiculous.
Because they never learned how to pack light!