“What do sprinters eat before a race?”/“Nothing, they fast.”
"Fast" can mean "at great speed" or "a period of time without food." A running riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 14, 2015: Q: What do sprinters eat before…
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“What do spuds use to modify their body?”/“Potattoos.”
The word "potato" is sometimes combined with "tattoo" to form the portmanteau "potattoo." "What vegetable do you mark your skin with? Potattoos #weakjoke"…
“What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?”/“Their yammies.”
A sweet potato riddle is: Q: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?A: Their yammies. The "yammies"/"jammies" (pajamas) joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. Google…
“What do taxi drivers eat?”/“Cabbage.”
There is no "cab" in "cabbage," but there are jokes. "What do taxi drivers eat for dinner? Corned beef and cab-bage" was posted on Twitter by Top 6 Podcast on April…
“What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?”/“One has gobblers, the other goblins.”
Halloween has goblins; Thanksgiving has gobblers. "After Halloween there's Thanksgiving! From goblins to gobblers!" was in a "Josephine" comic strip printed in many…
“What do the New York Rangers and the Titanic have in common?” (hockey joke)
"What do the New York Rangers and the Titanic have in common?" a popular hockey joke begins. The punchline: "They both look great until they hit the ice." "Why are the…
“What do the New York Yankees and pancakes have in common?”/“They both need a good batter!”
A pancake riddle is: Q: What do the New York Yankees (a baseball team) and pancakes have in common?A: They both need a good batter. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need…
“What do the New York Yankees and pancakes have in common?”/“They both need a good batter!”
A pancake riddle is: Q: What do the New York Yankees (a baseball team) and pancakes have in common?A: They both need a good batter. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need…
“What do the teeth pay their lawyer?”/“Retainer fee!”
Both dentists/orthodontists and lawyers have "retainers." "A lawyer asked his dentist to give him a retainer. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor.jewish on…
“What do the vaccinated and unvaccinated have in common?”/“Neither will ever be fully vaccinated.”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, and these vaccines required boosters after every few months. A popular comment is that the vaxxed and unvaxxed both have one thing in…
“What do the Washington Metro system and the Little Mermaid have in common?” (joke)
The Washington (DC) Metro -- a transportation system comparable to New York City's subway -- runs "under D.C." In the popular Disney animated film The Little Mermaid (1989), the…
“What do they call a turducken in Russia?”/“Russian nesting fowls.”
Turducken has been compared to Matryoshka dolls. "never in all my years have I heard of a turducken!! (...) it's like a Russian Nesting-Doll dinner!" was posted on the newsgroup…
“What do they call Chamomile tea in Europe?”/“Chamokilometer.”
Chamomile tea has nothing to do with miles, but some people joke that the non-U.S. version is Chamokilometer tea. "Cold night, English tea house. Ordered a chamomile, they brought me a…
“What do they call Chinese food in China?”
"What do they call Chinese food in China?" is an old joke query. The answer is "food." The background to the joke is that Americanized Chinese food is very different than the…
“What do they call employee of the month at the crematorium?”/“Top urner.”
"Earner" shouldn't be confused with "urner," but there are jokes. "Q: What's the name of the yearly prize given out to the world's most successful…
“What do they drink in the southern suburbs?”/“Subourbon!”
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
“What do they have for breakfast in earthquake zones?”/“Panquakes.”
"Panquake" (pan/pancake + earthquake) is a jocular term from "pancake." "Frisco Breakfast: Panquakes and syrup" was printed in the Miami (FL) News on August 7, 1979.…
“What do they say in Paris, TX?”/“Oui-haw!”
The city of Paris, Texas, was named after Paris, France. They don't usually speak French in Paris, Texas, but there are jokes. "En dishabille, as they say in Paris, Texas" was…
“What do they sing at a snowman’s birthday party?”/“Freeze a jolly good fellow.”
"Freeze a jolly good fellow" is a mondegreen for "For he's a jolly good fellow." "THE REFRAIN OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE -- 'Freeze a jolly good fellow'' was…
“What do they teach you in pre-K?”/“The first 10 letters.”
"Pre-K" means "pre-kindergarten," but a riddle was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on November 6, 2018: Q: What do they teach you in pre-K?A: The first 10 letters. Reddit --…