Skeletons have "no body" (nobody), and a July 1953 newspaper riddle went: Q. Why didn't the skeleton go to the ball?A. Because he had nobody to go with. A November 1953 newspaper…
A popular ghost riddle is: Q: When does a ghost have breakfast?A: In the moaning. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1996, when it was included in a Halloween joke list. Google…
A popular monster riddle is: Q: What's a monster's favorite bean?A: A human bean. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1996, when it was included in a Halloween joke list.…
A riddle about rap music is: Q: What is a mummy's favorite type of music?A: Wrap. The "wrap music" joke has been cited in print since at least 1988. 5 November 1988, Palm Beach (FL)…
A popular ghost riddle is: Q: Why do ghosts like to ride in elevators?A: It lifts their spirits. "Q. Why did the ghosts get in the elevator? A. They wanted to raise their spirits" was…
A skeleton beauty contest? "Who won the skeleton beauty contest? No body" was posted to the newsgroup alt.folklore.ghost-stories on October 31, 1997. "I heard no body won the…
"Boo-berry" (or "booberry") is a popular Halloween spelling for "blueberry." The spelling was popularized by the "Boo Berry" monster cereal by the General…
"An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise" is an old English proverb. English Elizabethan pamphleteer Thomas Nashe (1567-1601) wrote in 1596: "One acre of…
"Broadway" often means "show business" rather than just the street itself, but there's an old "Little Moron" riddle from August 1942 that involves both meanings:…
"Broadway" often means "show business" rather than just the street itself, but there's an old "Little Moron" riddle from August 1942 that involves both meanings:…
"Broadway" often means "show business" rather than just the street itself, but there's an old "Little Moron" riddle from August 1942 that involves both meanings:…
A popular vampire riddle is: Q: What kind of coffee does a vampire drink?A: Decoffinated. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1995. 4 June 1995, The Sun-Herald (Sydney, Australia), pg.…
A popular Halloween pun on Kool-Aid is: Q: What do thirsty ghosts drink?A: Ghoul-Aid. "Ghoul-Aid" was a Halloween menu item cited in 1966 newspapers. "Q. What is a werewolf's…
A Halloween hot dog riddle is: Q: What do you call an empty hot dog?A: A hollow weenie. "WHY IS TODAY LIKE AN EMPTY HOT DOG? (...) BECAUSE IT'S HALLOWEENIE!" was printed in "The…
A pumpkin riddle is: Q: What is a pumpkin's favorite sport?A: Squash. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Squash (sport)Squash is a racket sport played by two…
A riddle about zombies is: Q: How do zombies do well in school?A: They eat lots of brain food. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2012. TwitterDavid Murray@SasquatchDaveWhy do…
Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for $24 worth of trinkets in 1626, according a popular New York City legend. A joke was published in the Los Angeles (CA)…
A riddle about zombies is: Q: How do zombies do well in school?A: They eat lots of brain food. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2012. TwitterDavid Murray@SasquatchDaveWhy do…
A popular Halloween riddle about how zombies (or monsters) eat is: Q: Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?A: No, they eat the fingers separately. The joke has been cited in print since at…
A pumpkin riddle is: Q: What is a pumpkin's favorite sport?A: Squash. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Squash (sport)Squash is a racket sport played by two…