“What do you call fake potatoes?”/“Imitaters.”
Potatoes are called "taters." A potato riddle was posted on Twitter by Garth Loner on November 9, 2012: Q: What do you call a fake potato? A: An imitater! This riddle -- in the plural --…
“How do you get gold’s attention?”/“You yell Au.”
The chemical symbol of symbol of gold -- Au -- sounds like "Hey, you!" A riddle was posted on Twitter by John Mayernaise on September 4, 2012: Q: How does Silver get Gold's…
“How does gold get your attention?”/“It shouts Au!”
The chemical symbol of symbol of gold -- Au -- sounds like "Hey, you!" A riddle was posted on Twitter by John Mayernaise on September 4, 2012: Q: How does Silver get Gold's…
“Why did man invent curling?”/“To convince women sweeping was a sport.”
Curling is a sport that involves sweeping. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on January 27, 2016: Q: Why did man invent curling?A: To convince women sweeping was a sport. Wikipedia:…
“Astronaut 1: I can’t find any milk. Astronaut 2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream”
"In space, no one can hear you scream" is an advertising tagline for the film Alien (1979) that was created by Barbara Gips. A joke was posted on Twitter by Mrs L on October 16, 2011:…
Jersey Italian Gravy
Pasta sauce is sometimes called "gravy." "Jersey Italian Gravy" is a commercial product that was trademarked with a date of first use of August 10, 2011. The founders of the…
Long Island Italian Gravy
Pasta sauce is sometimes called "gravy." "Jersey Italian Gravy" is a commercial product that was trademarked with a date of first use of August 10, 2011. The founders of the…
“What instrument can only be played by a pair of sheep?”/“The tubaa.”
"Tuba" sounds like "two baa," and there are puns. "What instrument did the two sheep play? the tuBA" was posted on Twitter by Lexie Irwin on April 9, 2013. A riddle…
“I used to work in a tiddlywinks factory, but it was counter productive”
Some jobs are "counter productive, but what if it's a job making counters? "My dad used to work in a tiddlywink factory. But he didn’t like it. He said it was counter…
“Watch more sunsets than Netflix”
"Watch more sunsets than Netflix" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people are addicted to Netflix (video on demand) and don't spend enough time outside.…
Top Dog (a boss or leader)
The term "top dog" means to be the boss (or leader), or to be victorious. The term "top dog in the fight" was cited frequently in the early 1860s. "Whether he's top…
“It’s difficult to say what my wife does. She sells sea shells by the sea shore”
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is a tongue twister that has been cited in print since at least 1904. "Has a friend who, started a new job recently. It’s kinda hard to say…
“Bro, you want this pamphlet?”/“Brochure”
"The word "brochure" sounds like "bro, sure." A joke has been printed on many images: "Bro, you want this pamphlet?" "Brochure" The joke was posted on…
“The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!” (tongue twister)
"The batter with the butter is the batter that is better" is a tongue twister that was posted on the newsgroup fido7.ru.english on March 11, 1998. The tongue twister is similar to the…
“Fort Pitt, that’s it” (Fort Pitt Beer)
"That's it, Fort Pitt" (or "Fort Pitt, that's it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Fort Pitt opened in 1761 and was the site of what became the city…
“That’s it, Fort Pitt” (Fort Pitt Beer)
"That's it, Fort Pitt" (or "Fort Pitt, that's it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Fort Pitt opened in 1761 and was the site of what became the city…
“Life was simpler when we honored father and mother rather than all major credit cards”
American humorist Robert Orben wrote a joke about credit in his book, 2500 Jokes to Start 'Em Laughing (1979): "Life was a lot simpler when what was honored was Father and Mother rather…
“Which way did the programmer go?”/“He went data way!”
A riddle has been printed on many images: Q: Which way did the programmer go?A: He went data way. A version of the joke was printed in Boys' Life magazine in May 1975. Google BooksMay 1975,…
“You’ve got to hand it to relay runners”
Relay runners hand each other a baton. "You've got to hand it to Relay Teams #win100" is a pun that was posted on Twitter by Alan Machnik on November 1, 2010. Machnik also posted the…
“Good food is good mood”
"Good food" and "good mood" has been printed on many images. "Good Food Brings Good Mood" was printed in the St. Joseph (MI) Herald-Press on June 15, 1922. "Good…