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- monk = a religious man who spends much time praying and thinking about religion.
- monastery = a place where monks live.
- a vow of silence = a promise not to speak
The head monk said, "You must take a vow of silence and can only say two words every three years."
The man agreed and after the first 3 years, the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?"
"Food cold!" the man replied.
Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said "What are your two words?"
"Robe dirty!" the man exclaimed.
Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?"
"I quit!" said the man.
"Well," the head monk replied, "I am not surprised. You have done nothing but complain ever since you got here!"
This joke came from Jokes for the ESL/EFL Classroom on The Internet TESL Journal's website (iteslj.org).
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