I asked my dad if we could go to the Middle East.

He said “Yemen.”

Explanation: This joke is a pun based on the word “Yemen,” which is the name of a country in the Middle East. It sounds like the phrase “Yeah, man,” a casual way of agreeing to something. The humor comes from the wordplay where the dad’s response serves both as an answer to the request and a reference to the country Yemen, making it a clever and simple pun.

What do you think?

Last night I went to a comedy and philosophy convention.

I have a hard time with ancient Chinese philosophy.