>Hehe... Some real groaners there. :) Being a native English speaker, I got them all. Are there any you're still having trouble with after consulting a dictionary?
>
>Michelle
>
>>Subject: Puns for Top Thinkers Only
>>
>>1. Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons. The
>>stewardess looks at them and says, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, only one
>>carrion allowed per passenger."

I checked two words (marked bold) (I didn't know them) in the dictionary, but I didn't get this joke. It should be homonim (?) of some other word, but I don't know, which one.

>>
>>2. Did you hear that NASA recently put a bunch of Holsteins into low
>>earth orbit? They called it the herd shot 'round the world.

Checked this one, but it didin't become clear either.

>>
>>3. Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and
>>became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and
>>never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the
>>lesser of two weevils.

boll - didn't find in the dictionary
weevil - didn't find


>>
>>4. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire
>>in the craft, it sank proving once again that you can't have your kayak
>>and heat it, too.

Know all words, but the sense alludes me.

>>5. A three legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up
>>to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."

Don't get it.

>>
>>6. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root
>>canal?
>>He wanted to transcend dental medication.

?? Have an idea (medication - meditation, but not sure)

>>
>>7. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing
>>in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about
>>an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
>>"But why?" they asked, as they moved off.
>>
>>"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open
>>foyer."
>>
Didn't get.

>>8. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes
>>to a family in Egypt and is named "Amal." The other goes to a family in
>>Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of
>>himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her
>>husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband
>>responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."

??

>>
>>9. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up
>>a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers
>>from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition
>>was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not.
>>He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the
>>rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug
>>in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed
>>their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop.
>>Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that: Hugh, and only Hugh, can
>>prevent florist friars.
>>
?? Hugh - hug, but still is not clear

>>10. And finally, there was a man who sent ten different puns to friends,
>>in the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh.
>>Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.

No pun in ten did.