A Halloween riddle about health food was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on October 15, 1998: Q: Why do ghosts eat only the finest quality health food?A: Because it's super-natural. A health…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A sex version (NSFW) is: Q: Why did the sperm cross the road?A:…
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Auctioneers have frequently been compared to rappers. "Auctioneers, the original rappers" was posted on Twitter on March 5, 2009. "Were cattle show auctioneers the first…
Students read from textbooks, but why call them "text" books? Don't all books -- except picture books and blank books -- have text? "All this news about Texas text books got me…
Homeless people want change, but does that make them activists? "I just saw a homeless political activist begging for change. #worstjokeIcouldthinkofonthespot" was posted on Twitter on…
"When a bum comes up to you (...) Tell him, 'Change comes from within, man..'" was posted on the newsgroup alt.religion.wicca on December 24, 1999. "When a homeless guy…
"Hershey's Kisses are just big chocolate chips" is a food observation that has been printed on several images. "Just realized hershey kisses are just overgrown chocolate…
An "alcoholic" pun is: Q: What do you call a bird who drinks too much?A: An owlcoholic. "Owlcoholic" (owl + alcoholic) has been printed on many images. "Owlcoholic" --…
"My daughter wants to be something scary for Halloween this year so I’m making her walk up to each house carrying a school fundraising packet" is a jocular line that was posted on…
A decaffeinated coffee riddle has been cited in print since at least 1981: Q: What do you call a cow that loses its calf?A: Decaffeinated. The joke has been printed on several images. The joke has…
"Who do you call for a taco/tequila emergency?"/"9-Juan-Juan" -- a pun on the "911" emergency number -- has been printed on many images. "Got a Taco emergency?…
"The City That Care Forgot" has been a New Orleans nickname since 1910, The nickname has been used mostly during Mardi Gras. "The City That Forgot to Care" is an infrequently…
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"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version involving a different kind of "bar" is: "A male feminist walks…
"Chopper City" (1996) was the first rap album from American rapper B.G. "Chopper" means an AK-47 rifle. In 2001, B.G. formed Chopper City Records. B.G.'s home town of New…
Many places (such as countries, states and cities) have been called a "banana republic" because of seemingly corrupt governments. American journalist A. J. Liebling (1904-1963) is…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An Apple Maps version is: "A man using the new Apple maps walks into a bar... or maybe…
A pun about "senseless violence" is: "A boy who couldn't see, hear, smell, feel or taste punched me in the face yesterday. I told him there was no need for senseless violence.…
The term "chocolate city" refer to a city with a large (or, usually, a majority) African American population. In the early 1970s, the terms "chocolate city" and "vanilla…