Smiling pink cartoon pig on a yellow circle

Read these pig jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

What do you call a pig that knows karate?
A pork chop.

What did the pig write on its bath calendar?
Reschedule.

Why did the pig get dropped from the football team?
It kept hogging the ball.

Why did the pig lose at tug-of-war?
It pulled a hamstring.

Why did the pig open a cleaning company?
It knew exactly where all the dirt was.

What did the pig say about the puddle?
At last, a pool with a mud slide!

Why did the pig build a stage in the barn?
It needed somewhere to hog the spotlight.

Why did the pig bring a napkin to the garden?
It heard someone was serving a bed of lettuce.

Why did the pig love the art museum?
Finally, someone else appreciated a good splatter.

Short animal puns

  • My savings plan is a work in pigress.
  • Mud is just a puddle with personality.
  • Please leave your shoes on; I just muddied the floor.

Try the wordplay

Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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