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Oct 2024
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905. 49 Random Jokes, Explained 🐸 ✂️ (D...

Luke Thompson
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Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You can learn from it, but the frog dies in the process.

Let me tell you 49 jokes (of varying quality). How many do you understand? I will explain all the jokes. How much vocabulary can you learn in the process?

Episode page with vocabulary list etc 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/10/22/905-49-random-jokes-explained-dissecting-the-frog/

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