Why was one afraid of every number in the world?
Because ONE wanted TWO get something THREE FOUR FIVE at the yard sale, but SIX was not there. SEVEN EIGHT NINE as well. When all but ONE remained, it got TENse.
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Listen up, buttercup. This joke is all about numbers and how they sound like words. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten are used to make a sentence that sounds like "One wanted to get something three, four, five at the yard sale, but six wasn't there. Seven, eight, nine as well. When all but one remained, it got tense." It's wordplay, see? You probably get your jokes from fortune cookies.