A Christmas tree riddle is: Q: Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters? A: They both drop their needles. The Christmas joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. Google BooksThe Father…
A "rains/reins" pun from 1878 is: "When are the clouds like jockeys? When they hold the rains." The joke was repopularized (or reinvented) in the 2000s. "Why are clouds…
There have been many puns about computers, bytes and (micro)chips. One riddle was printed in a 1990 newspaper: Q: What did the hungry computer eat at snacktime?A: Chips, one byte at a time. Another…
Entry in progress -- B.P.Starbucks coffeehouses Wikipedia: Santa Claus's reindeerSanta Claus's reindeer form a team of flying reindeer traditionally held to pull the sleigh of Santa Claus…
"Junk mail" usually has nothing to do with "junk" (sexual slang), but there are jokes. "Speaking of Brett Favre, I think it's time we start calling texted dick pics…
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is an old saying. There is a jocular response: "Why are doctors so afraid of apples, anyway?" "Why are doctors afraid of…
Drummers have a lot of jokes told about them, but one popular comeback is: Q: Why are drummer jokes so simple?A: So bassists can understand them. "Why are drummer jokes so short? So the…
A riddle about elevator jokes has been printed on several images: Q: Why are elevator jokes always funny?A: Because they work on so many different levels. "I think that elevator jokes work on…
A fish riddle has been cited in print since at least 1983: Q: Why is it easy to weigh a fish?A: Because it has its own scales. “How do you tune a fish?"/"With its scales" is a…
A tennis riddle is: Q: Why are fish no good at tennis?A: They don't like to get too close to the net. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1984. Google BooksLaughs, Hoots &…
"It is said that fish is an excellent brain food. It is probably because they travel in schools" is a pun that was printed in the Philipsburg (MT) Mail on August 10, 1893. "Fish make…
A fishmonger riddle is: Q: Why is a fishmonger never generous?A: Because his business is sell-fish. The "sell-fish"/"selfish" pun has been cited in print since at least 1879.…
"Escargot" (French for "snail") is sometimes given the joke "l'ess/less cargo." "Why do the French transport snails without their shells? Less cargo"…
"Escargot" (French for "snail") is sometimes given the joke "l'ess/less cargo." "Why are French snails faster? Less cargo" was posted on Twitter by…
You can see right through ghosts, and there are riddles about this. "Why don't ghosts tell lies? Because you can see right through them" was printed in the Ellesmere Port (UK)…
You can see right through ghosts, and there are riddles about this. "Why don't ghosts tell lies? Because you can see right through them" was printed in the Ellesmere Port (UK)…
You can see right through ghosts, and there are riddles about this. "Why don't ghosts tell lies? Because you can see right through them" was printed in the Ellesmere Port (UK)…
"Buoyant" has nothing to do with "boy," but "boyn't" is a pun. "Boys always sink but girls don't because they're boyn't" was posted on…
A popular joke about a "stable diet" is: Q: Why are most horses so slim?A: They are on a stable diet. This joke was cited on Twitter on December 30, 2012. The "stable diet"…
Horses that vote "neigh" (nay) is an old joke. "If a horse were in Congress, how would he vote? Neigh!" was printed in the Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, AL) on August 3, 1850.…