A tennis riddle is: Q: What is the loudest sport?A: Tennis, because everyone raises a racquet (racket). "Why is tennis such a noisy game? Because every player raises a racket" was printed…
Baseball umpires frequently dust off home plate. A baseball riddle is: Q: Why are many umpires fat?A: Because they always clean their plate. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006.…
A jocular definition of a baby has been cited in print since at least 1937: "A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud mouth at one end and without responsibility at the other." Ronald…
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency -- the opposite of fiat money (such as U.S. dollars). A riddle is: Q: What kind of car will a bitcoiner never drive?A: A Fiat. The bitcoin joke was posted on Reddit on…
A watermelon riddle is: Q: Why did the cantaloupe jump into the lake?A: It wanted to be a watermelon. The riddle was published in Boys' Life magazine in July 2006. Google BooksJuly 2006,…
"News Klux Klan" (news + Ku Klux Klan) is a term used for a news media that is intolerant (like the KKK). "FOX News Klux Klan" was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2011. The…
Baseball umpires frequently dust off home plate. A baseball riddle is: Q: Why are many umpires fat?A: Because they always clean their plate. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006.…
New York Yankees rookie player Yogi Berra (1925-2015) was honored with a Yogi Berra Night on June 6, 1947 at his old neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. Berra wrote in the book When You Come to a…
A story was told in the June 12, 1947 New York (NY) Times about Yankees baseball player Yogi Berra (1925-2015) that manager Bucky Harris (who first managed the Yankees in 1947) told Berra to think…
A Thanksgiving turkey riddle is: Q: What did the monster say to the Thanksgiving turkey?A: "Pleased to eat you." The riddle was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on November 29,…
Danish and American pianist and comedian Victor Borge (1909-2000) was cited in a February 1958 newspaper for ending his performance with this jocular line: "I want to thank my parents for…
A baseball riddle is: Q: WHat did the baseball glove say to the baseball?A: "Catch you later!" The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2002. Google BooksSuper Silly RiddlesBy…
A baseball riddle is: Q: What did the pancake say to the baseball player?A: "Batter up!" The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1997. “How is a baseball team like a…
Elmer Davis (1890-1958), an author and New York (NY) Times political reporter and editorial writer, wrote in the book But We Were Born Free. (1954): "This will remain the land of the free only…
The motto of the United States Navy SEALs is written on the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training course at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California: "The…
Argentine writer José Narosky is credited with: "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.""En la guerra, no hay soldados ilesos." The quotation has been cited in English since…
If a waiter drops a tray containing a Thanksgiving dinner, it's "the downfall of Turkey, the overthrow of Greece, and the breaking up of China." The joke -- originally not a…
Do knapsacks take naps? A jocular "daffynition" (daffy + definition) was cited in 1943: "Knapsack: a sleeping bag." A school riddle has been cited in print since at least 2007:…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A dangling modifier version is: "A dangling modifier walks into a bar. After finishing…
"Want to stop riots? Play the national anthem. They'll all sit down" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The joke is a response to the 2016 U.S. national…