“Look at the orange mama laid” (orange marmalade)
A pun on "orange marmalade" is: Q: What did the chick say when it saw an orange in the nest? A: Look at the orange mama laid. The joke has been cited in print to at least 1902, when it…
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“What do you call a shoe store with only one owner?”/“A sole proprietorship.”
The business concept of a "sole proprietorship" has a pun: Q: What do you call a shoe store with only one owner?A: A sole proprietorship. The joke was cited in Stan Kegel's…
“Two banks with different rates have a conflict of interest”
"Two banks with different rates have a conflict of interest" is a jocular banking one-liner. The pun appeared in Stan Kegel's "'Puns of the Weak' 11/10/00" on the…
“Waiter! Do you have frogs’ legs?”/“No, I always walk this way.”
"Waiter, do you have frogs' legs?" is an old joke. The diner wants to know if the restaurant has frogs' legs on the menu, but the joke refers to the waiter's legs.…
“What vegetable makes birds fart?”/“A sparrow gas.”
Asparagus isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What vegetable makes birds fart"A: A sparrow gas. Pun Gents published the pun on June 12, 2009. Pun Gents :: Original Pun of…
“What makes music on your head?”/“A head band.”
A head band (or "headband") is not like a rock band or a jazz band, but there's a pun: Q: What makes music on your head?A: A head band. The joke has been cited in print since at…
“What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit?”/“A necktarine.”
The nectarine isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What's a vampire's favorite fruit?A: A necktarine. The pun was cited with other Halloween jokes on the newsgroup…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“How many ants are needed to fill an apartment?”/“Tenants.”
"Tenants" is a word that sets up the obvious joke: Q: How many ants are needed to fill an apartment?A: Ten ants (tenants). "How many ants make a landlord? 10 ants (tenants)" was…
“What’s the difference between unlawful and illegal?” (joke)
A popular joke about legal definitions is: Q: What's the difference between "unlawful" and "illegal"?A: "Unlawful" means "against the law."…
“What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit?”/“Ba-na-na-na.”
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote his Symphony No. 5 with the now-famous beginning of four notes -- "short-short-short-long." There's a joke: Q: What is…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“I saw a hot dog vendor today…” (joke)
There is a difference between a "hot dog vendor" and a hot "dog vendor." There's a joke: "I saw a hot dog vendor today... She was good looking, but I don't really…
Manhattan’s Other Island (Roosevelt Island)
Roosevelt Island is, along with Manhattan, part of New York County. The Roosevelt Island Development Corporation prepared Roosevelt Island for residential apartments in the 1970s and published…
“Waiter: This is duck soup. Diner: No! It’s watered down!”
Some restaurant soups are watered down, and there's a pun: Customer: Waiter, this soup is too weak.Waiter: But sir, it's our best duck soup. Customer: Oh no it isn't! It's…
“What do you call a cow with a twitch?”/“Beef jerky.”
A popular joke about beef jerky is: Q: What do you call a cow with a twitch?A: Beef jerky. There are slight variations in the first line of the joke, but the "beef jerky" answer is always…
“What is a hermit?”/“A girl’s baseball glove.”
A children's pun about baseball equipment is: Q: What is a hermit?A: A girl's baseball glove. The "hermit/her mitt" joke has been cited in print since at least 1979. The joke…
“The cannibal had a wife and ate kids”
A popular cannibal pun is: "The cannibal had a wife and ate (eight) kids." American author and English teacher Richard Lederer wrote in Get Thee to a Punnery (1988): "Have you heard…
“Why did the cookie cry?”/“Because his mother was a wafer so long.”
A popular cookie pun is: Q: Why did the cookie cry?A: Because his mother was a wafer so long (away for so long). "I call my baby 'Nabisco' because he's been a wafer so…
“How do you make a salad wrap?”/“Add some beets.”
"Wrap" (sandwich) is often used in a pun with "rap" (music). One joke is: Q: How do you make a salad wrap?A: Add some beets. "How do you make a salad wrap? You drop a fat…