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Episode Id ESLPod 55
Episode Title A Family Party
Title Dog Days of Summer
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We often refer to the hot days between early July and early September as the dog days of summer. Why "dog" and not "cat" or some other animal? In "ancient times" (very long time ago), people "associated" (connected in their minds) hot summer weather with one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Sirius, which is also called the Dog Star. People believed that because Sirius was close to the sun during the summer months, that caused the "sweltering" (feeling uncomfortably hot) temperatures.

Not surprisingly, "comedians" (people whose job is to make people laugh) like to make jokes about the hot weather. A very common type of joke goes like this:

Comedian: "It's hot outside."

Audience: "How hot is it?" (with the entire audience shouting it at the comedian "in unison" (at the same time))

Comedian: "It's so hot that + [punchline, the funny part of a joke]...

Here are a few punchlines from popular comedians that may make you laugh or at least "chuckle" (laugh a little; laugh quietly), and help you get through the dog days of summer.

- "It's so hot that I saw a chicken lay a fried egg."

- "It's so hot that I saw two trees "fighting over" (competing for) a dog."

- "It's so hot that I discovered that I need only two fingers to drive my car."

- "It's so hot that hot water now comes out of both "taps" (faucets)."

- "It's so hot that when it falls below 95 (35 degrees Celsius), I feel "chilly" (a little cold)."

Topics Relationships + Family

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