Ernest Hemingway Jokes

Mouse Holes A husband and wife are having a mouse problem in their home and one day the husband comes home and he sees his wife has a stack of books in her arms and she placing a copy of Dostoyevsky in front of one of the mouse holes. Then he sees other holes have books by Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Toni Morrison covering them. He says to her, ""Honey, why are you putting books in front of all the mouse holes?"" She says, ""Well, I thought well-written books might keep the mice from getti…

Why did Ernest Hemingway kill himself? He was paid per word.

A visitor to a certain college paused to admire the new Hemingway Hall that had been built on campus. "It's a pleasure to see a building named after Ernest Hemingway" he said. "Actually" said his guide, "it's named for Joshua Hemingway. No relation." The visitor was astonished. "Was Joshua Hemingway a writer, also?" "Yes, indeed" said his guide. "He wrote a check!"