“What is a classical musician’s favorite Chinese food?”/“Bach Choy.”
The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…
“What do you call a cow during an earthquake?”/“A milk shake.”
A cow riddle is: Q: What do you call a cow during an earthquake?A: A milk shake. Forms of the riddle have been cited in print since at least 1967 and 1983. “What do you call a cow in a…
“What do you call a cow on a trampoline?”/“A milk shake.”
A cow riddle is: Q: What do you call a cow on a trampoline?A: A milk shake. Versions of the riddle have been cited in print since at least 1996. “What do you call a cow during an…
“Liver alone, cheese mine!”
"Liver alone, cheese mine!" is a jocular way of saying "Leave her alone, she's mine!" The joke -- with a Mexican speaker using the line -- was posted on the newsgroup…
“I was walking through college and my camouflage teacher said I haven’t seen you in class”
Some students skip class, but then run into the professor on the college campus. American stand-up comedian Emo Phillips made a joke: "I was in ROTC in college. I was walking across campus and…
“What did the digital clock say to the grandfather clock?”/“Look grandpa! No hands!”
An analog clock has "hands," but a digital clock doesn't. A riddle has been cited in print since at least 1974: Q: What did the digital clock say to its mother?A: Look, ma! No hands!…
“Why did the chicken cross the Möbius strip?”/“To get to the same side.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?" is an old joke from the 19th century. A Möbius strip version is: Q: Why did the chicken cross the Möbius strip?A: To get to the same side. The joke…
“A blind man walks into a shop with his seeing-eye dog…” (joke)
Many people walk through stores "just looking around." A joke was printed in the New York (NY) Times on August 30, 1983, of a blind person who grabs his seeing eye dog by the tail and…
“A surgeon, an architect, and a politician” (joke)
What is the oldest profession? "A surgeon, an architect, and a politician" is the start of a popular joke. The surgeon argues that Eve was created from Adam's rib, so surgery is the…
“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“Because Colonel Sanders was after him.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?" is an old joke from the 19th century. The punchline is usually "to get to the other side," but another version is: Q: Why did the chicken…
“Why didn’t the teddy bear eat dessert?”/“Because he was stuffed.”
A teddy bear riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on October 11, 1997: Q: Why didn't the teddy bear eat anything?A: He was already stuffed. A dessert version was printed in…
“Cookie dough is the sushi of desserts”
"Cookie dough is the sushi of desserts" was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on August 2, 2014. Both cookie dough and sushi are raw food dishes. The saying has been printed on several…
“What time do ducks wake up?”/“At the quack of dawn.”
A duck riddle is: Q: What time do ducks wake up?A: At the quack of dawn. The pun has been cited in print since at least 1983, and has been printed on several images. Google Books January 1983,…
“What do snowmen call their offspring?”/“Chill-dren.”
A winter riddle is: Q: What do snowmen call their offspring?A: Chill-dren. "Chill-dren" is a pun on "chill" and "children." The joke has been cited in print since at…
“A goat walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A goat version is: "A goat walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't…
“A cabbage and celery walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A food version is: "A cabbage and celery walk into a bar and the cabbage gets served…
“Chuck E. Cheese is really just a casino for children”
Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of entertainment restaurants. It was called Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre in 1985, and was dubbed a "Las Vegas casino for kids." "Chuck…
“A marathon runner walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A running version is: "A runner walks into a bar. The bartender asks, 'Why the…
“What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead?”/“Snow.”
A winter riddle is: Q: What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?A: Snow. The riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.rec.spot on May 5, 2000, and has…
“Onion rings are vegetable donuts”
"Onion rings are vegetable donuts" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. "Alcove onion rings are like cornbread donuts" was posted on Twitter on September 6,…