Sidesplitters: Champion Crack-ups

By Macmillan and Martin Chatterton

What do footballers drink?

Penaltea!



How can you swim a mile in just a few seconds?

Go over a waterfall!



When is a basketball player like a baby?

When he dribbles!

This hilarious collection of over 150 jokes is an absolute must for any sports fan with a sense of humour. It features a spendidly silly array of jokes about a wide variety of sports – from soccer to swimming – each illustrated with a funny line drawing. It’s the perfect way to cheer up the losing team!

Sidesplitters are hilarious themed joke books at terrific value-for-money prices. Eye-popping cover designs and a funny cartoon illustration for every joke give these books real kid-appeal. Other titles in the series include: What a Hoot, Seriously Silly School Jokes, Ho Ho Ho, Yuck!, Hee Hee Hee, Knock Knock, Unforgettable Elephant Jokes, and the bind-ups Ha Ha Ha and A Joke a Day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Feb 2, 2012
• ISBN: 9781447219033

Book preview

How do you start a jelly race?

Say, Get set.

What’s a vampire’s favourite sport?

Skin diving.

What happens when a sailing boat gets old?

It keels over.

Who won the milk-drinking contest?

The cat. It lapped the field.

Why did the potato go to the match?

So it could root for the home team.

What kind of child can jump higher than a house?

All kinds. Houses can’t jump!

WHO NEEDS BRAINS?

A coach walked into the locker room before a game, looked over to his star player and said, I’m not supposed to let you play since you failed maths, but we need you in there. So, I’m going to ask you a maths question, and if you get it right, you can play.

The player agreed, so the coach looked into his eyes intently and asked, Okay, now concentrate hard and tell me the answer to this: What is two plus two?

The player thought for a moment and then answered, Four?

Did you say four? the coach exclaimed, excited that he had got it right.

Suddenly, all the other players on the team began screaming . . .