“Why do Rastafarians avoid Jewish delis?”/“Because they dread lox!”
"Dreadlocks" shouldn't be confused with "dread lox," but there are jokes. "why do rastafarians avoid jewish delis? cuz they dread lox!" was posted on Twitter by…
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“Why do religions have different Gods but the same Satan?”
"Why do religions have different Gods but the same Satan?" is a question that has been printed on many images. "Different religions have different gods but the same Satan. Hmmm"…
“Why do riot police get to work early?”/“To beat the crowd.”
A pun is told about riot police: Q: Why do riot police get to work early?A: To beat the crowd. A form of the joke existed in California after the police beating of Rodney King (1965-2012) on March…
“Why do smoke detector batteries only ever run down then start making that annoying beep in the middle of the night?”
Smoke detector batteries start ot beep when they're low, and this always seems to happen in the middle of the night. "why do smoke detector batteries only ever run down then start making…
“Why do so many math majors confuse Halloween and Christmas?”/“Because OCT 31 = DEC 25.”
A popular math joke about Halloween and Christmas is: Q: Why do programmers always get Christmas and Halloween mixed up?A: Because DEC 25 = OCT 31! That is, the number "25" (10 or decimal…
“Why do society hate lazy people? They didn’t even do anything”
"Why we hate lazy people? they are not doing anything anyway" is a question that was asked on Twitter by DearDiary on June 4, 2019. "Why is everyone mad at lazy people? They’re not…
“Why do Swedish warships have barcodes?”/“So when they dock they can Scandinavian.”
A pun about barcodes is: Q: Why do Swedish warships have barcodes?A: So when they dock they can Scandinavian (scan the navy in). The joke was posted on Twitter by Julian Lee @thisisshaft on…
“Why do the French have so many civil wars?”/“So that they can win one.”
France has been invaded several times and there's a classic war joke: Q: Why do the French have so many civil wars?A: So that they can win one. English actor and comedian John Cleese (a…
“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 do the French transport snails without their shells? Less cargo"…
“Why do the Japanese smoke before overthrowing the government?”/“They love haikus.”
"High coup" sounds like "haiku." "The haiku is a high coup" was posted on Twitter on March 10, 2011. "Japanese army, overthrows the government. It was a high…
“Why do the police use drug-sniffing dogs rather than sober ones?”
The term "drug-sniffing dog" means that the dog sniffs to detect drugs, not that the dog is addicted to drugs. "Why do the police use those drug-sniffing dogs instead of the sober…
“Why do they call guns arms and arms guns?”
A gun is a "firearm," or "arms" in the plural. "Guns" is slang for "biceps." A popular question is: "Why do they call guns arms and arms guns?"…
“Why do they call guns arms and arms guns?”
A gun is a "firearm," or "arms" in the plural. "Guns" is slang for "biceps." A popular question is: "Why do they call guns arms and arms guns?"…
“Why do they call it a hot water heater when it actually heats cold water?”
A water heater is often called a "hot water heater." "why do people say 'hot water heater' when it heats cold water?" was posted on Twitter by Barry Skalski on May 4,…
“Why do they call it a World Series when it’s always played in the Bronx?”
"They call it the World Series...but it is usually played in the Bronx!" can be found in Google Groups, May 25, 2001. Here's a reference to this now-popular T-shirt wisdom: (GOOGLE…
“Why do they call it parking and not parqueen?”
There is "parking," but no "parqueen." The two terms have been printed on several images. "The opposite of parking. Parqueen" was posted on Twitter by Rad Luke on May…
“Why do they call it Scotch tape if it doesn’t taste like Scotch?”
There is no Scotch whisky in scotch tape, but there are jokes. "Scotch tape doesn't taste like scotch. NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT" was posted on Twitter by Joey Headset on February 2,…
“Why do they call it the novel coronavirus? It’s a long story…”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic used the term "novel coronavirus." "Rey: Why do they call it the 'novel' coronavirus? Han: It’s a long story" was posted on…
“Why do they call them lifts in the UK & elevators in the US?”/“Because we’re raised differently.”
Why does one country use the term "lifts" and another country use the term "elevators"? "In the UK we call them lifts but in the US they call them elevators, because…
“Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?”
"Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?" is a question (cited in print since at least April 1994) that has made many lists of humorous questions. The answer is…