Post-holiday blues might kick in after a day of rest on a public holiday. To help with that, the Challenge Department of Comedy has prepared jokes with a Singaporean flavour to perk you up. (Crossing our fingers that they’ll do the job!)

1. Why are palm trees unlucky? Because they sway (suay – hokkien term for unlucky).

2. Which is noisier, bread or coffee? Bread – Because bread talk. Kopi tiam.

3. Which MRT station is the oldest? – Pioneer.

4. A foreigner was impressed that Singapore is going to produce many legal practitioners, because when he went around asking undergraduates what they do in university, most of them replied "study lor (law)".

5. Which district is the safest in Singapore? – Havelock.

6. Who is Kevin Khoo and why is he needed on every flight?

7. The strongest cooks in the world are the ones who cook wonton (one-tonne) mee.

8. What is left after you pluck a strand of hair off a lion? – Singa-pore.

9. Which is the tallest building in Singapore? – The National Library, because it has many stories.

These groan-inducing gems are guaranteed to elicit a range of reactions from mild amusement to cries of exasperation. You might be the only one laughing, but at least everyone will have a fun start to the rest of the work week!

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