My Jokingdom: Discover Jokes. Tell Jokes. Write Jokes. Laugh.

By Tom E. Moffatt and Paul Beavis

Step into Tom E. Moffatt's Jokingdom, where laughter and humour reign supreme.

- Discover 100+ original side-splitting jokes

- Learn to deliver knockout punchlines like a pro

- Create your own hilarious name jokes

- Knock together your own knock-knock howlers

This short but jam-packed book is the perfect introduction to the realm of jokes and joke-writing. So, don your jester’s hat and begin your tour of Tom E. Moffatt’s Jokingdom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Write Laugh
• Release date: Mar 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9781991161765

Book preview

My Jokingdom

Discover Jokes. Tell Jokes. Write Jokes. Laugh.

Tom E. Moffatt

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Write Laugh

Published in 2023 by Write Laugh

Rotorua, New Zealand

Text © Tom E. Moffatt, 2023

Illustrations © Paul Beavis, 2023

www.TomEMoffatt.com

ISBN: 978-1-99-116176-5 (e-book)

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Cover design and illustrations: Paul Beavis

Developmental and copy editing: Vicki Arnott, Story Polisher

Proofreading: Marj Griffiths, Rainbow Resolutions

Print and e-book design: Write Laugh

For Anabella,

The first child in my Jokingdom

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Original Jokes

3. Joke-Telling Tips

4. I’m Joking

5. Building Your Repertoire

6. I’m Seriously Joking

7. Create Your Own Knock-Knock Jokes

8. I’m Joking, Genius!

9. Write Your Own Name Jokes

10. Funny Knock-Knock Jokes

11. Longer Jokes

12. Colour By Laughter

13. The Beginning

Also by Tom E. Moffatt

About the Author

Introduction

Welcome to my Jokingdom!

I’m delighted that you’re here.

There’s so much to see and do… where to begin?

Of course… an introduction. How silly of me.

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My name is Tom E. Moffatt and I write jokes and funny stories for kids. I never intended to create an entire Jokingdom. I simply began writing original jokes for my I’m Joking series. But then I wanted to help young jokers create and tell their own jokes. That’s when the You’re Joking series was born. Then the Joke Collector’s Notebook and Colour by Laughter.

This book is an introduction to my Jokingdom. It contains a taster of everything I have written so far. There are jokes, of course. More than one hundred of them. Some are unique to this book, others are taken from my different joke books. All of them are original.

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Those adventurous, fun-seeking souls who journey into my Jokingdom will learn how to