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The Great Outdoors

Campfires and thunderstorms, with nature doing the setup. 20 exhibits, punchlines shown below. Flip Quiz me to test yourself first.

Punchlines shown below — flip to test yourself first

Two marshmallows got married at the campfire last night.

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Everybody raised a toast.

Exhibit 276·The Great Outdoors·13 words

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The campground asked how they could improve my stay.

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I filed a bug report.

Exhibit 277·The Great Outdoors·14 words

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The campground advertised free streaming at every site.

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It turned out to be a stream.

Exhibit 278·The Great Outdoors·15 words

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My son had no idea what to do after graduation, so I handed him a compass.

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He needed direction.

Exhibit 279·The Great Outdoors·19 words

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We threw a fiftieth birthday party for our favorite hiking spot.

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It's officially over the hill.

Exhibit 280·The Great Outdoors·16 words

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Never argue with a canyon.

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They always get the last word.

Exhibit 281·The Great Outdoors·11 words

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The day the dry riverbed filled up again, the whole valley celebrated.

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A true watershed moment.

Exhibit 282·The Great Outdoors·16 words

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The little pebble down at the lake flunked out of school.

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It kept skipping.

Exhibit 283·The Great Outdoors·14 words

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Online dating is rough down at the lake.

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Too many catfish.

Exhibit 284·The Great Outdoors·11 words

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I asked the pet store for a fish my parakeet would respect.

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They sold me a perch.

Exhibit 285·The Great Outdoors·17 words

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Our local meteorologist lost every file he ever saved.

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His cloud burst.

Exhibit 286·The Great Outdoors·12 words

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The thunderstorm formed a union.

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Now the lightning is on strike.

Exhibit 287·The Great Outdoors·11 words

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The lawn is taking the sprinkler to court.

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It's demanding dew process.

Exhibit 288·The Great Outdoors·12 words

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My tomato plants wanted to start a little business.

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I chipped in some seed money.

Exhibit 289·The Great Outdoors·15 words

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I only packed one tiny snack for the whole beach day.

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It was just enough to tide me over.

Exhibit 290·The Great Outdoors·19 words

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At sunset the lifeguard whistled everyone out of the water.

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At last, the coast was clear.

Exhibit 291·The Great Outdoors·16 words

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My aunt the fortune teller moved her booth to the beach.

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Now she reads palms all day.

Exhibit 292·The Great Outdoors·17 words

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Volleyball players make wonderful matchmakers.

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They're always setting people up.

Exhibit 293·The Great Outdoors·10 words

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The soccer club's groundskeeper used to be an opera singer.

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He still has perfect pitch.

Exhibit 294·The Great Outdoors·15 words

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The golf course's new website is so easy to navigate.

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It's nothing but links.

Exhibit 295·The Great Outdoors·14 words

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