“Why was the sand wet?”, “What do you call a blind dinosaur?” and “What did the policeman say to his tummy?” have been voted the funniest gags EVER according to children.

The recent Beano survey polled kids aged 7-12 to clear up once and for all which gags get the most giggles but in all honesty, the findings are consistent with our adult laugh-o-meter too…

Check out the innocent gems below:

1. Why was the sand wet? Because the sea weed! (52%)
2. What do you call a blind dinosaur? Doyouthinkhesaurus (45%)
3. What did the policeman say to his tummy? Freeze you’re under a vest (44%)
4. Doctor, Doctor! Help, I feel like a pair of curtains! Pull yourself together then (42%)
5. What’s the fastest vegetable? A runner bean! (41%)
6. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite! (40%)
7. What’s brown and sticky? A stick! (39%)
8. What do you call a blind deer? No eye deer (38%)
9. Why should you be careful when it’s raining cats and dogs? You might step in a poodle! (38%)
10. Do you want to hear a joke about pizza? Never mind, it’s too cheesy (37%

Beano’s national school joke competition is open for entries from April 1^st. Primary school pupils or teachers (on behalf of their pupils) can enter via www.beano.com/jokes