The joke “What is yellow and can’t swim? A school bus.” plays on the listener’s expectations. When someone hears the setup, they might initially think of various yellow animals or objects that can’t swim. However, the punchline reveals an unexpected answer: a school bus. The humor arises from the juxtaposition of the mundane reality of a school bus, which is obviously not meant to swim, with the initial expectation of something more animate or organic. The joke also touches on the dark humor of imagining a school bus, typically filled with children, in a situation where it would need to swim, thus creating a surprise element that catches the listener off guard.

The joke “What do you call a lesbian dinosaur? Lickalotapus.” is a play on words that combines a suggestive phrase “lick a lot of us” with a type of dinosaur, like “Diplodocus” or “Allosaurus.” The humor is derived from the pun on the dinosaur name and the implication of the term “lick a lot of us” in a sexual context. As with many jokes that play on stereotypes or make light of lesbian community.

The joke “Why was the broom late to the party? Because it overswept.” is a play on words that hinges on the dual meanings of the term “swept.” In one context, “swept” is the past tense of “sweep,” which is the primary function of a broom. In another context, “overslept” is a term used to describe someone who has slept beyond their intended wake-up time, causing them to be late. By replacing “sleep” with “sweep,” the joke humorously suggests that the broom, an inanimate object, has the ability to sleep and be tardy.

This joke is a play on the double meaning of the word “vegetable.” In one sense, a vegetable refers to a plant or part of a plant used as food. In another, more colloquial and outdated sense, “vegetable” has been used to describe a person who is in a persistent vegetative state or has severe mental or physical disabilities, especially if they are immobile. The punchline, “the wheelchair,” refers to this latter meaning, suggesting that the person is the “vegetable”

The joke “What did the toaster say to the bread? I want you inside me” is a play on words that uses anthropomorphism and innuendo. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. In this joke, the toaster is given human-like qualities, allowing it to “speak” to the bread. The punchline, “I want you inside me,” can be taken literally, as bread is indeed placed inside a toaster to be toasted. However, the phrasing also carries a suggestive undertone, commonly used in flirtatious or intimate contexts among humans.