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A popular verse about chocolate Easter bunnies is: Bunnies are brownBunnies are whiteBunnies are alwaysAn Easter delight. Bunnies are cuddlyThe large and the small.But I like chocolate onesThe best…
A car pun is: Q: What do you call a wooden car with wooden wheels?A: Wooden (wouldn't) go. The joke was posted on the newsgroup eunet.jokes on August 4, 1993. Google Groups: eunet.jokesAnother…
A ceiling joke has been printed on many images: "I'm not sure if my ceiling is THE best ceiling, but it's definitely up there."" The line was posted on Twitter on May 22,…
There are Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Bible. but people often add others, usually in jest. A popular Eleventh Commandment in the early 1800s was "Mind your business." A political…
"Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying has been credited to…
"When you're out of quality, you're out of business" is a business saying of unknown authorship. A Georgia business leader called it an "old saying" in 1985. The…
There are Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Bible. but people often add others, usually in jest. A political Eleventh Commandment in the 1880s was "Thou shalt not get caught." A political…
A four-leaf clover joke that has been popular on St. Patrick's Day has been printed on several images: Q: What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover?A: A rash of good…
"The slow man/person with integrity will ultimately catch the swift one who has none" is a business saying that has been printed on several images. The saying has been cited in print…
A person who is "homophobic" has a fear of homosexuals, but there's a joke: "I'm not homophobic. I'm not afraid of my house!" English comedian and actor Peter Kay…
"A criminal's best asset is his lie-ability" is a jocular one-liner that has been printed on images. The "liability" pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day in April…
A classic school joke is: Teacher: Class, we will have only half a day of school this morning.Class: Hooray!Teacher: We will have the other half this afternoon. The joke has been cited in print…
"I'm emotionally constipated. I haven't given a shit in days" is a jocular line that has been printed on several ecards. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 9, 2012 and…
A traffic "jam" riddle is: Q: Why did the strawberry cross the road?A: Because his mother was in a jam. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1995 and has been printed on…
A strawberry riddle is: Q: Why did the strawberry cross the road?A: Because his mother was in a jam. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1995 and has been printed on images. 10 July…
A hippie riddle is: Q: Why didn't the lifeguard save the drowning hippie?A: Because he was too far out, man. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2002 and has been printed on many…
"When the actress saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye" is a pun that has been printed on sevveral images. A "Jumble" puzzle answer was published in…
A 301(k) retirement savings contribution plan shouldn't be confused with a 10K (kilometers) run, but there's a joke: "I didn't sign up for the 401k at work, because there's…
Endicott, a village in Broome County, New York, grew quickly in the early 1900s around its central business -- the Endicott Johnson show manufacturing company. Many cities in the United States took…
Restaurants offer side dishes. A pun about "taking sides" (mentioning the Nando's fast food restaurant chain that offers several sides) is: "I was arguing with my girlfriend in…