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Bath salts are not for eating baths -- and there is no "bath peppers" -- but there are jokes. "For the woman you love, how about bath salts? And for the woman you hate how about bath…
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Bath salts are not for eating baths -- and there is no "bath peppers" -- but there are jokes. "For the woman you love, how about bath salts? And for the woman you hate how about bath…
“What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?"/"Nacho cheese" is a famous riddle. "What do you call cheese that isn't yours?"/"Stolen" is an anti-joke of…
"A friend told me that all apples were yellow... I was like, 'that's bananas'" is a pun that was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 12, 2016. "Bananas" can…
Bath salts are not for eating baths -- and there is no "bath peppers" -- but there are jokes. "For the woman you love, how about bath salts? And for the woman you hate how about bath…
Many businesses are opened by a ribbon-cutting ceremony. But what if the business is repairing ribbons? "The opening ceremony for my ribbon repair business was pretty confusing" was…
"Toot one's own horn" (to promote one's self) is an idiomatic expression. It has little to do with actually playing horns, but there are jokes. "I don't like to toot…
If "hot" is the opposite of "chilly," are "hot dogs" the opposite of "chili dogs"? "Realized that the difference between a hot dog and chili dog is…
If "hot" is the opposite of "chilly," are "hot dogs" the opposite of "chili dogs"? "Realized that the difference between a hot dog and chili dog is…
"When the rich rob the poor, it's called business. When the poor fight back, it's called violence" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @TLW3 When the poor…
A hot dog riddle has been cited in print since at least 1969: Q: What's the opposite of a hot dog?A: A cool cat. A different form has been cited since at least 1980: Q: What is the opposite of…
A hot dog riddle has been cited in print since at least 1969: Q: What's the opposite of a hot dog?A: A cool cat. A different form has been cited since at least 1980: Q: What is the opposite of…
The History Channel deals with a "past time," and watching it can be a favorite "pastime." This joke was posted on Twitter by 3AM on September 13, 2019, and on Reddit --…
Entry in progress -- BP Newspapers.com6 September 1900, Grant County Tribune (Hyannis, NE), pg. 7, col. 3:A farmer gathers what he sows while a seamstress sews what she gathers. TwitterAltrincham…
"If there is a 'health food' section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Dr, Mark Hyman…
"If there is a 'health food' section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Dr, Mark Hyman…
"People will get mad at you for speaking the truth rather than being mad at the people who lied" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "people always get mad at you for…
Ramen (Japanese noodles). Spaghetti (Italian noodles) has been compared to spaghetti (Italian noodles). "lol my sister nicknamed ramen 'japanese spaghetti'" was posted on…
Spaghetti (Italian noodles) has been compared to ramen (Japanese noodles). "Ah spaghetti, the Italian ramen" was posted on Twitter by katie on September 7, 2009. "Is spaghetti just…
Pavement contains no mint, except in "pave-mint"/"pavemint" jokes. "The freshest street in town is made of pave-mint" was posted on Twitter by Richard Backeberg on…
A sloppy joe sandwich has been compared to chili, made into a chili sandwich. "A chili sandwich? You mean a sloppy Joe?" was posted on Twitter by Callie Kimball on February 23, 2010.…