Puns

The nonsense pun is very popular in most languages. A pun is a joke that is a "play on words", and is based on misunderstanding. Puns work because:

1) many words have more than one meaning, for example:
long (adjective)
a) lasting or taking a great amount of time
b) measuring a great distance from end to end

2) some different words have the same sound, for example:
flour (noun): powder obtained from wheat and used to make bread
flower (noun): the colourful, seed-bearing part of a plant

Can you work these puns out?

• Did you hear about the teacher who was cross-eyed?
• Doctor, doctor, will you help me out?
• Teacher: I wish you'd pay a little attention
• Waiter, waiter, what soup is this?
• Waiter, waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup?
• Waiter, waiter, what's wrong with these eggs?
• Waiter, waiter, will the pancakes be long?
• Teacher: You should have been here at 9 o'clock