engineer 1: we need a name for the front of the plane where the pilots sit
engineer 2: dick hole
engineer 1: hmm…almost
the reason why your parents don’t want you to have lasers is because they’re really fun and they’re jealous
Linguistics Christmas Jokes
allthingslinguistic:
How does a linguist wish someone a joyful Dec 25th? Merry/Mary/marry Christmas!
What are Father Christmas’s linguist sisters and daughters called? Relative Clauses
What does a linguist say when Santa just won’t leave you alone? He’s lost the stalking/stocking distinction
What is a distinctive feature of the Christmas phonology of non-native English speakers? No-dark-el
What do linguists do under mistletoe? Make quadrilabial clicks
What is a minty treat that linguists consume around Christmastime? Chomsky canes
Which carrot-nosed entity came to life in a particularly strident fashion? Fricative the snowman
Who is a grammatical but unattested candidate for pulling a linguist’s sleigh? Rudolph the colourless-green-nosed reindeer
What nutmeg-sprinkled beverage does one drink around Linguistmas? Wugnog
What presents did the three wise linguists bring? Goal, epenthesis, and merge
What song do linguist carollers sing? God rest ye merry grammarian
What do you put on top of an ungrammatical linguistmas tree? *
Donderdagmiddag heeft de gedachte van dekens een smaakmaker gedragen.
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