Oz packs the Scarecrows head with a mixture of bran, pins and needles and tells him “I have given you a lot of bran-new brains.”
This is a play on the words ‘brand new’ and is called a pun. A pun uses different meanings of the same word to make you laugh. Explore these websites and videos to find out more about puns, jokes and word play.
You get a lot of puns in jokes, especially Doctor Doctor jokes.
People have been telling jokes for thousands of years. But did you know telling jokes is good for you?
There is a saying that laughter is the best medicine which means that jokes are actually good for your health.
Challenge yourself!
Here is a collection of 12 jokes. Can you guess the answers before they appear on the screen?
You can also look at the Help with Challenges page to come up with your own pun challenge.
