“i 8 sum Pi…and it was delicious” (math joke)
"√(-1) 2³ ∑π" ("i 8 sum Pi" or "I ate some pie") -- often followed with "and it was delicious" -- is a math joke that has been printed on T-shirts.…
“A physicist sees a young man about to jump off the Empire State Building” (joke)
A popular physics joke involving the Empire State Building is: "A physicist sees a young man about to jump off the Empire State Building. He yells 'Don't do it! You have so much…
“The first time I saw a universal remote control I thought, ‘This changes everything’”
A popular joke about a tv remote is: "I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control, and I thought to myself, 'Well, this changes everything.'" "A universal…
South Carolina: Palmetto State (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Sabal palmetto Wikipedia: Seal of South CarolinaThe Great Seal of the State of South Carolina was adopted in 1776. The seal is made up of two elliptical areas, linked by…
“My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny”
A popular pun about the tv remote is: "My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn't remotely funny." "I told my TV controller a joke. It wasn't remotely…
“Couples have Valentine’s Day. Singles have Palm Sunday”
A not-safe-for-work joke is told about Valentine's Day. "If Valentines Day is for lovers... what day is for single men... Palm Sunday" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on…
“I shot someone with a starting gun. I’ve been charged with race crime”
Is a crime at a running race a race crime? There's a joke: "I shot someone with a starting gun. I've been charged with race crime." The pun was cited on Twitter on October 7,…
“I dropped my burger on the floor. Now it’s ground beef”
"Ground beef" is the subject of an obvious pun: "I dropped my burger on the floor. Now it's ground beef." "I dropped my beef on the ground haha ground beef" was…
Tennessee: Mudhead (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)mudhead, n.U.S. colloq. (derogatory). A native of Tennessee. Now rare.1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. xix. 289 There's the…
“I have a fear of speed bumps, but I’m slowly getting over it”
A pun about speed bumps has made many images: "I have a fear of speed bumps, but I'm slowly getting over it." "I have an irrational fear of speed bumps but I'm getting over…
“Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without telling him you want it back”
New York-based author Fran Lebowitz offered "Travel Hints" in her book Social Studies (1981): "Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that…
“Why do police officers speed?”/“Because they can.”
Police vehicles often go beyond the speed limit, and it's not clear if there is an emergency. There's a joke about this: Q: Why do police officers speed?A: Because they can. Who will give…
Tuxedo Park: Tuxedo (clothing)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TuxedoA dinner jacket (British English) or tuxedo (American English, also colloquially known as “tux”), dinner suit, or DJ is a formal evening suit…
New Jersey: Armpit of the Nation (nickname)
A city of a state that's not very pleasant might be called the "armpit of the nation" or the "armpit of America." Armpits smell. "The midwest is the armpit of the…
“The state bird is the (construction) crane”
"Crane" can mean a bird or it can mean a machine used in construction. Hawaii grew rapidly in the 1960s and early 1970s that a popular joke was that the state bird was the construction…
National Felons League (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. The NFL has been dubbed the "National Felons League" by those who've…
Returnship (return + internship)
A "returnship" (return + internship) is a program designed to bring talented people back to the workplace after a break. The program was designed especially for women who take a pregnancy…
“Jokes about German sausage are the wurst”
Wurst has the worst puns. "German sausage ads are the wurst" was cited on Twitter on September 23, 2009. "German sausage puns are the wurst" was cited on Twitter on December 4,…
“What did my parents do before the Internet?” (joke)
What did people do before the Internet? A joke was cited on Twitter on March 14, 2012: "I wonder what our parents did for entertainment before mass TV/internet/video games? My 38 brothers and…
“Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines”
David Letterman, the host of television's Late Night with David Letterman from New York City, commented about driving in the city: "Traffic signals in New York are just rough…