If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know I’m an active Twitter user.
I joined Twitter relatively early and discovered the higher ed, user experience, and accessibility communities quickly.
Getting to know people on Twitter has been a great opportunity to meet people around the world. People I would normally not have met.
We’ve shared news, help, resources, design and development tips as well as job opportunities.
I even found a job through a connection on Twitter!
Over the years, I’ve noticed the change from discussions about ourselves, work, family, and friends to more serious conversations about social and political change.
And some of the online Twitter discussions became very heated.
Time for Change
In February 2019, I decided it was time for a change in my tweets.
I began tweeting jokes, puns, and riddles at the end of the day. And then started tweeting them at the start of the day.
What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind?
A maybe.— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) February 26, 2019
They helped ground me, helped me to start and end the day on a light, fun note.
I chose to share clean jokes, the kind of jokes you can share with young children as well as adults.
Why did the baker quit their job at the donut company?
They were fed up with the hole business.— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) February 28, 2019
And I enjoyed sharing them with my Twitter friends and followers, who in turn shared some of the funniest puns and jokes.
My friend Angela Bowman loved sharing the jokes with her granddaughter so much, she asked me to tag them so she could find them quickly:
Deborah, I need you to hashtag these, so I can look them up quickly when I need to crack a joke for my granddaughter! 🙂 eg #RedCrewLaughs
— Angela Bowman (@askwpgirl) February 28, 2019
I took Angela’s advice and started tweeting from my @redcrew personal Twitter account with the hashtag #RedcrewLaughs.
Since Twitter is a small community, I decided to share some of my jokes on my blog.
Here are some of my favorites:
What did the stamp say to the envelope?
Stick with me and we will go places.— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 15, 2019
There is a fine line between a numerator and denominator.
Only a fraction of people will find this funny. #RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) June 5, 2019
Apparently it’s good to talk to your plants.
I tried to teach my flowers mathematics, but they ended up with square roots.#RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) May 22, 2019
Why is tennis such a loud sport?
The players raise a racquet. #RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 21, 2019
What did 0 say to 8?
Nice belt.#RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) April 2, 2019
Restaurant customer: Excuse me, will my pizza be long?
Server: No, it will be round. #RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) May 18, 2019
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them.#RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 9, 2019
What do you call a crate of ducks?
A box of quackers.#RedcrewLaughs— Deborah Edwards-Onoro (@redcrew) May 10, 2019
Have any good puns or jokes to share? Add them in the comments.
