“What do you get from a forgetful cow?”/“Milk of amnesia.”
A cow riddle has been printed on several images: Q: What do you get from a forgetful cow?A: Milk of amnesia. "Absent-minded cows give milk of amnesia. -- J. C. Salak" was cited in print…
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Dormitory of New York (Brooklyn)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Brooklyn is the bedroom of New York" is a similar saying. Wikipedia: BrooklynBrooklyn (/ˈbrʊklɪn/) is the most populous borough of New York City, with a…
“Cheese is the savoury equivalent of chocolate”
Both cheese and chocolate are very popular foods. Cheese is savory (or "savoury"), but chocolate is sweet. "Cheese is savoury chocolate" was posted on Twitter on September 28,…
“I only carry rare coins. I have no common cents”
The term "rare coins" is often paired with "common cents" (a pun on "common sense"). "Thieves arrested after stealing nearly $69,000 in rare coins. So much for…
“Why are elevator jokes always funny?”/“Because they work on so many different levels.”
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…
“What does garlic do when it gets hot?”/“It takes its cloves off.”
"Cloves" sounds --to some -- like "clothes." "So the onion says to the garlic 'Hey love, why don't you take your cloves off'" was posted on Twitter on…
Creole City (New Orleans nickname)
Louisiana Creoles are persons descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana during the period of both French and Spanish rule. New Orleans has frequently been called the "Creole…
“Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement”
"Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Clapping is just highfiving yourself for…
“We’re all in the same game, just different levels”
"We're all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell, just different devils" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying comes from the…
“How do you turn white chocolate into dark chocolate?”/“Turn off the light.”
A chocolate riddle is: Q: How do you turn white chocolate into dark chocolate?A: Turn off the light. The joke was posted on Twitter on January 9, 2013. TwitterHamish James@mrhamishjamesReplying to…
“People say time is money. Well, I don’t buy that for a second”
"Time is money" is a proverb that was popularized by Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790). A joke was posted by Steven W Skinner on Twitter on January 18, 2016: "People say time is money-…
“I was poor, I had to use old calendars for toilet paper. Now those days are behind me”
What do people do with old calendars? A joke was posted on Twitter by The Rudeman on April 16, 2013: "Once we were so poor, we only had old calendars to use as toilet paper. Now those days are…
“What do you call a BBQ pun?”/“A meataphor.”
"Meataphor" (meat + metaphor) is an infrequently used portmanteau food word. "Mixed Meataphors would be a great name for a newsletter targeted at affluent carnivores" was posted…
“I’ve given up my job in the circus because it was too difficult to juggle work and family”
A joke about working in the circus was posted on Twitter by Jem Brookes on February 11, 2012: "I've given up my job in the circus because it was too difficult to juggle work and…
“Porn is the only industry where having sex with your coworkers is encouraged”
"PSA DONT have sex with your co-workers....unless you do porn!!" is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter on February 1, 2012. "My porn career was over really fast when I…
“More time is spent checking a speedometer in a school zone than actually watching schoolchildren”
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
“Why don’t pirates drive on mountain roads?”/”‘Scurvy.”
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why don’t pirates drive on mountain roads?A: 'Scurvy. "Scurvy" (a disease suffered by many pirates) sounds like "it's curvy." "What did…
“Everyone knows about the Secret Service”
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "Why do they call it the Secret Service if everyone knows about…
“What happened when the cat swallowed a coin?”/“There was some money in the kitty!”
A "kitty" can mean a kitten, but it can also mean a money pool. A "kitty" riddle is: Q: What happened when the cat swallowed a coin?A: There was some money in the kitty! The…
“What do you call the best salesman at a funeral home?”/“The Top Urner.”
"Top earner" sounds like "top urner." "Have you heard about the crematorium ceo? she was a top urner" was posted on Twitter on April 7, 2013. A riddle was posted on…