Map Jokes…

  • What do you call a map guide to Alcatraz? A contour map.
  • Why was longitude boiling mad? Because it was 360 degrees.
  • Why are maps like fish? Both have scales.
  • Where do lines of equal pressure go to relax? In isobars.
  • What is smarter, longitude or latitude? Longitude, because it has 360 degrees.
  • Why do paper maps never win at poker? Because they always fold.
  • Why didn’t true north date magnetic north? She didn’t like his bearing.
  • Why does west longitude need to be cheered up? Because it is always negative.
  • Why did the dot go to college? Because it wanted to be a graduated symbol.
  • Why weren’t there any parallels on the map? Because the cartographer didn’t have any latitude in his map design.
  • What do you call a map of outhouses in the woods? A shaded relief map.
  • What do you call the queue of foreign couples outside the Hard Rock Cafe? The international date line.

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