What Do You Get When You Cross...

A canary with a mole? A miner bird.
A banana with a red silk dress? A pink slip.
A chicken with a bell? An alarm cluck.
A duck with a steamroller? A flat duck.
An Eskimo with a pig? A polar boar.
A spider with a rabbit? A hare net.
A ham with a karate expert? Pork chops.
An owl with a goat? A hootenanny.
A termite with a house? An exterminator.
A parrot with a centipede? A walkie-talkie.
A hummingbird with a doorbell? A humdinger.
A gorilla and a sheep? A very nice wool coat, except the sleeves are too long.
Originally published August 31, 2003.