Dining Room Lumber (toothpick)
"Dining room lumber" was lunch counter slang for a toothpick -- an item made of wood ("lumber"). "Tooth pick: Dining room lumber" was printed in the article…
“Why is it hard to play hide and seek inside a Chinese restaurant?”/“The ducks are always Peking.”
"Peking Duck" is not a "peeking duck," but there are jokes. A riddles was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on February 22, 2005: Q: Why can't you play hide-and-seek…
“‘I’ll have a hot dog,’ Tom said frankly”
A "Tom Swifty" (or "Tom Swiftie") is a quoted sentence with a related pun in the attribution. "'I had a hot dog for lunch,' Tom said frankly" was printed in…
First Lady (spare ribs)
"First lady" was lunch counter slang for "spare ribs." In the biblical story of Adam (the first man) and Eve (the first woman), Eve was created from Adam's spare rib.…
Joe O’Malley (Irish coffee)
"Joe O'Malley" is sometimes given as the lunch counter slang for "Irish coffee." However, Irish coffee became popular in the late 1940s and 1950s -- at the tail end of the…
Spokane (pork and beans)
"Spokane" (a city in the state of Washington) has been used in lunch counter slang for "pork and beans" since at least the 1890s and early 1900s. "The Pork and Beans'…
Irish Turkey (corned beef and cabbage)
Americans traditional eat turkey on Thanksgiving. A traditional Irish-American dish is corned beef and cabbage, and it's often nicknamed "Irish turkey." "Irish turkey with the…
“Why did the politician cross the road?”/“To collect the $300 travel allowance.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A politician version was printed in The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON)…
Shammgod or El Latigo or The Whip (one-handed crossover basketball dribble)
God Shammgod (born Shammgod Wells in New York City in 1976) became a New York City high school basketball legend who played at Providence College. He had a very brief professional basketball career…
“Why did the politician cross the road?”/“To get to the other bribe.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A politician version was printed in The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON)…
“Throw me something, sister!” (Mardi Gras parade cry)
"Throw me something, mister!" is a popular cry of the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. Parade watchers want to receive throws of trinkets from the parade floats. The saying…
“I just switched my phone to airplane mode and a small child appeared and started kicking me”
"Airplane mode” for a phone or a computer (or similar electronic device) suspends radio-frequency signal transmission by the device, and was originally intended for safe air travel.…
“I put my phone on airplane mode. Now it won’t stop calling me Shirley”
The comedy movie Airplane! (1980) has this classic joke: Striker: Surely you can't be serious?Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. A joke on the term "airplane mode"…
“I just switched my phone to airplane mode and a small child appeared and started kicking me”
"Airplane mode” for a phone or a computer (or similar electronic device) suspends radio-frequency signal transmission by the device, and was originally intended for safe air travel.…
“Throw me something, mister!” (Mardi Gras parade cry)
"Throw me something, mister!" is a popular cry of the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. Parade watchers want to receive throws of trinkets from the parade floats. The saying…
“Not all who wander are lost. They’re just looking for coffee”
"Not all who wander are lost. They're just looking for coffee" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Not all those who wander are lost" is a…
“What’s a communist’s favorite unit of time?”/“Hours.”
"Hours" sounds like "ours." "What's a Soviet Russians Favourite unit of time?"/"Hours" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on September 25, 2018.…
“Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear” (sign)
"Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sign at Burley Oak brewery: Unattended children…
“My mind is like an internet browser. I have 19 tabs open, 3 are frozen ...”
"My mind is like an/my internet browser. I have 19 tabs open, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no idea where the music is coming from" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
“I’m well-prepared for a cashless society. Having kids already has me there”
The term "cashless society" means monetary forms other than physical banknotes -- such as credit cards or digital currencies (e.g., bitcoin). A popular joke is that, in a "cashless…