The word "apparent" sounds like "a parent." A dad joke was posted on Twitter on December 9, 2014: Q: When does a joke become a dad joke?A: When the punchline becomes apparent.…
A coffee riddle has been cited in print since at least 1851: Q: When has a man a right to scold his wife about his coffee?A: When he has sufficient grounds. This was made into a lawyer joke by at…
"Bacon" sounds like "bakin'." A riddle on the bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich (BLT) is: Q: When does a sandwich cook?A: When it's bakin' lettuce and tomato.…
An astronaut riddle is: Q: When does an astronaut eat?A: At launch time. "Launch" sounds a little bit like "lunch." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1965 and…
"When does hibernation start because I am 100% participating in that" is a jocular winter saying that has been printed on many images. "When does hibernation start because I am 100%…
A popular weather joke is: Q: When does it rain money? A: Whenever there's some change in the weather. "When is it likely to rain money?" was cited in print in 1940. "When does…
First comes Christmas and then comes New Year's Eve, but a joke switches this up a bit: Q: When does New Year’s Day come before Christmas Day? A: Every year! The joke has been popular since…
A leprechaun riddle is: Q: When does the leprechaun cross the road?A: When it's green. "Why did the leprechaun cross the road? Because the light was green" was printed in the Los…
Cell phones often don't work when they get wet. A telephone riddle is: Q: When doesn't a telephone work underwater?A: When it's wringing wet. The…
"Your account" shouldn't be confused with "You're a Count," but there are several Count Dracula puns. "RT @GaryDelaney: I bet Dracula does all his shopping…
The investment firm of E. F. Hutton is now part of the Citigroup family. E. F. Hutton is still remembered for its catchy advertising slogan: "When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen." The…
"When (two) elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers" is an East African proverb, cited in English since at least the 1910s. In the 1960s, Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta (1894-1978) and…
There's an adage in the musical theater about when it's time for a song and when it's time for a dance. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "When you don't have the words…
"When enough people understand reality, tyrants can literally be ignored out of existence. They can't ever be voted out of existence" is a saying that has been printed on several…
An old Wall Street saying has it that when everybody's getting into the market and even the shoeshine boy is giving stock tips (or the barber/hairdresser or the taxi driver or the waiter or…
"When every other land rejects us, this is the soil that freely takes us" is a rhyme concocted by the Cincinnati Republican in 1839, humorously asserting that "Texas" derives…
"When everybody gets to one side of the boat, it usually tips over" is an old Wall Street saying of unknown authorship. The saying describes market panics or manias when everyone starts…
"When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority" is a saying used by both business and government. When everything is "top priority" and must be done "right…
"The Country Parson" comic strip, by Frank A. Clark, from September 6, 1955, said: "When everything seems to be goin' against you, remember that the airplane takes off against…
"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "When exposing a…