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An April joke involving both April Fools' Day and Easter is: "I'm combining Easter and April Fools day this year -- I'm sending the kids out to look for eggs I haven't…
A riddle about Easter and Valentine's Day is: Q: Where does Easter come before Valentine's Day? A: In the dictionary! The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2003. “Where does…
Some people can't function before having a cup of coffee. "No talkie/talky before coffee" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. *No talky before coffee* was…
"Follow the bunny. He has the chocolate" --a pun on "follow the money" -- is an Easter saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Country…
"Easter egg hunts prove that your child can find things when they want to" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Easter Egg Hunts: proof your child can…
"bones-and-bricks" posted on tumblr. on August 30, 2013: "did Jesus pay for our sins with cash or credithe used praypal" The PrayPal (pray + PayPal) joke has been frequently…
A joke about the holidays of Christmas and Easter is: "When Jesus is born, I get presents. When Jesus dies, I get chocolate.I love Jesus." "Jesus dies i get chocolate.. jesus is born…
An Easter version of the "Why did the chicken cross the road?" riddle is: Q: Why did the Jesus cross the road?A: Because he was nailed to the chicken! The joke has been cited in print…
An Easter version of the "Why did the chicken cross the road?" riddle is: Q: Why did the rabbit cross the road?A: Because the chicken had his Easter eggs! The joke was printed in many…
An Easter "Eggstravaganza" (eggs + extravaganza) is a popular way to say Easter events. "Friends, we hope you can meet with us at our Easter egg-stravaganza " was published in a…
"Another egg-scuse for chocolate" is a jocular one-line saying about chocolate Easter eggs. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2008. ink stainsTuesday, March 11, 2008Easter…
"Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket" is a one-line saying about Easter eggs that has been printed on many images. The saying has been…
"I'm giving up drinking for Lent and giving up Lent for St. Patrick's Day" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was printed on an…
An egg riddle is: Q: What do you call a mischievous egg?A: A practical yolker. The joke was cited in Boys' Life magazine in February 1983 and is frequently grouped with Easter egg jokes.…
An Easter egg riddle is: Q: Why did the Easter egg hide? A: He was a little chicken. The joke was printed in several newspapers in 2002. 15 March 2002, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL),…
An Easter egg roll (an activity involving the rolling of Easter eggs) is very different from a Chinese restaurant egg roll (a food). There's a riddle: Q: What Chinese food is always eaten on…
An Easter bunny riddle is: Q: How can you find the Easter bunny?A: Eggs (x) marks the spot. "How can you tell where the Easter Bunny has been? Eggs mark the spot" was printed in a 1994…
An Easter egg riddle is: Q: Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke?A: It might crack up! "Why shouldn't you tell a joke to a raw egg?"/"Because it might crack up!"…
"Carrot" sounds a bit like "care at." "I don't carrot all" has been printed on many images. ""I don't carrot all about soup" was cited in…
There are two versions of the Easter bunny "hop suey" (chop suey) pun. This version was printed in a 2002 joke book: Q: What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with Chinese…