Why was the broom late?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Consider what brooms do
Answer
It swept too long!
Explanation
The humor comes from 'swept' meaning both to clean and to take a long time.
This is an easy wordplay riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is It swept too long!.
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