“Why doesn’t Mike Tyson use a PlayStation?”/“Because he’s an X-Boxer.”
Xbox is a video gaming brand from Microsoft. Is someone who uses Xbox called an "Xboxer"? Of course, there are "ex-boxer" jokes. "Why doesn't Mike Tyson play…
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“Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater”
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, / Had a wife and couldn't keep her; / He put her in a pumpkin shell, / And there he kept her very well" is a traditional children's rhyme from at…
“Why do people come back from baby changing stations with the same baby?”
Many places have "baby changing stations," and there's an obvious joke. "And yet, every single one of those young men left with the exact same baby they went in with! The babies…
“How did the Eskimo build his house?”/“Igloo-d it together.”
"Igloo" can sound like the words "he glue." A joke was printed in the book The Father Christmas: It's a Blooming Terrible Joke Book (1994): "Have you heard about the…
“Halloween apples!” (Halloween shout)
"Trick or treat!" is a popular Halloween shout. "Halloween apples!" (or "Any Halloween apples!") is another cry that has been popular in Canada, especially in the…
Devil’s Lettuce (marijuana)
Amsinckia tessellata is a species of fiddleneck known by many names, including "devil's lettuce." This name was used in the book A Flora of California (1943) by Willis Linn Jepson.…
Marinara Sauce
Marinara sauce probably originated at Bucci's, a famous fish place in Rome, Italy. "Fish and 'zuppa alla marinara'" was printed in Italy, Handbook for Travellers: Central…
Jail Bait (Jail-bait; Jailbait)
"Jailbait" (also written as "jail-bait" and "jail bait") is someone or something illegal (risking jail) that tempts (or "baits") someone. "Her name is…
“The only thing I’m not good at is modesty, because I’m great at it”
"But then, I’m good at everything....Except modesty. Subtlety too" is a joke that was posted on the newsgroup alt.teens.intelligent.insanity on July 27, 2000. "I am so incredibly…
“I’m good at everything except modesty”
"But then, I’m good at everything....Except modesty. Subtlety too" is a joke that was posted on the newsgroup alt.teens.intelligent.insanity on July 27, 2000. "I am so incredibly…
Test Kitchen
Entry in progress -- B.P. WIkipedia: Test KitchenA test kitchen is a kitchen used for the process of developing new kinds of food. On the largest scale, they are run by the research and development…
“I was sitting drinking coffee in my slippers this morning…” (joke)
"I was sitting drinking coffee in my slippers this morning, when I thought to myself... I really need to wash some mugs" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 24, 2018. The joke is…
Plain Jane
A "plain Jane" is a girl or a woman who is of average or unremarkable appearance. The person may or may not actually be named "Jane." "Plain Jane" was printed in The…