Islamic State Militants Become Target for Jokes

cartoons – n. images in magazines or newspapers meant to be funny; animated films

humorous – adj. funny, causing laughter

extremism – n. belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable

unimaginable – adj. very difficult or impossible to understand or imagine

curds and whey – n. solids and liquids from milk; (in the joke, the words sound like the words ‘Kurds’ and ‘way,’ get it?)

satirical – adj. a way of using humor to show that something is foolish, bad or undesirable

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