Old Jack only had moments to live. At his bedside were his family – his wife and four sons.

Three of whom had blond hair, the other had ginger. “Em, tell me please, I’ve always wondered why one of our sons had red hair. Is he really my son?”

Emma put her hand on her heart and swore fervently that, yes, he was his son.

“Oh thank goodness,” croaked the old man and he died with a smile on his face.

As the family left the room, the wife sighed deeply. “Thank heaven he didn’t ask about the other three.”

Here are 10 more short jokes for you:

Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything!

Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet.

Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!

Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.

I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands.

Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts!

What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!

Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired!

What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot!

I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised!