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Candy is often discounted the day after Halloween and the day after Valentine's Day. Many have wished that alcohol could be discounted on the day after St. Patrick's Day. "Hmm is…
A joke about having a hard job is: "My job at the concrete plant seems to get harder and harder." The concrete job pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day on December 30, 2011. Pun…
A "walnut" is not a literal "wall nut," but there's a riddle: Q: What is crazy and walks along the sides of buildings?A: A walnut. The joke was posted on Twitter on…
A fishing website pun is: Q: Have you seen the new fishing website?A: No, it's not online yet. The "online"/"on line" joke has been cited in print since at least 2001.…
A boxing website pun is: Q: Have you seen the boxing website?A: Yes, it really knocked me out! The boxing joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Scatty -- Internet Jokes (March 9,…
A sous-chef de cuisine (French for "under-chef of the kitchen") shouldn't be confused with a "Sioux" chef, but there are jokes. "SIOUX CHEF OPENING" was an error…
A fruitcake website pun is: Q: Have you seen the new fruitcake website?A: Yes - it's my currant favourite! The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Scatty -- Internet Jokes (March…
A baked beans website pun is: Q: Have you seen the baked bean website?A: I've only just got wind of it. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Scatty -- Internet Jokes (March 9,…
Students who pass an exam easily are said to do so "with flying colors." It's sometimes joked that the test was a paintball exam. "I passed my paintball exam with flying…
A popular proverb is: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” A joke variation was posted on Twitter by Billy Dyer on January 11,…
A Halloween riddle is: Q: Who turns the lights off at Halloween?A: The light's witch. The "light's switch"/"light switch" joke has been cited in print since at least…
Sound engineers often test by saying, "Check one-two." A joke has been printed on several images: "I have a Polish friend who is a roadie for a band. I have a Czech one too. A Czech…
A restaurant riddle is: Q: Why did the diner send back the rabbit stew?A: Because it had a hare in it. A form of the "hare in the rabbit stew" pun was printed in an 1896 newspaper. The…
A milk riddle is: Q: Why was the cat so small? A: Because it only ate condensed milk. The "condensed milk" joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Google BooksNoah's…
A drinking joke was posted on Twitter on October 28, 2012: "After finishing 10 pints I was weaving in the middle of the road. I thought, 'It'd probably be safer to make this basket…
"A choir" sounds like the word "acquire." A joke was posted on Twitter by Terry F on February 27, 2018: ME: How much to buy a singing ensemble?PRODUCER: You mean a choir?ME:…
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
"If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer?" is a jocular one-liner that American stand-up comedian Steven Wright used in his act since at least 1986. "Do you need a silencer if…
A weightlifting joke was posted on Twitter on May 6, 2014: Stranger: You can lift a house? Me: Yep.Stranger: Wow, you must be strong.Me: Nah, it's a light house. "I'm so strong I can…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- cleanjokesMy doctor told me to cut down on sodium. (self.cleanjokes)submitted March 15, 2018 by chacham2I took his advice with a pinch of salt.