“What instrument does a skeleton play?”/“A trombone.”
A popular Halloween riddle about skeletons is: Q: What instrument does a skeleton play?A: A trombone. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google BooksBiggest Riddle Book in the…
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“What is three-sevenths of a chicken, two-thirds of a cat and one-half of a goat?”/“Chicago.”
An animal riddle is: Q: What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?A: Chicago. The listener probably expects some sort of animal (or a culinary dish like "turducken"). The city name of…
“What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?”/“Chicago.”
An animal riddle is: Q: What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?A: Chicago. The listener probably expects some sort of animal (or a culinary dish like "turducken"). The city name of…
“What is a barista’s favorite month?”/“Febrewary.”
Some people put the "brew" in "February" and spell it "febrewary." "October is the great time for brewing ale, we believe, but we should have thought…
“What is a baseball dog?”/“One that chases fowls.”
People know what a bird dog is, but what's a baseball dog? A joke was printed in the Milwaukee (WI) Journal on May 23, 1937: Salt -- I've got a baseball dog.Pepper -- What's a…
“What is a bear’s favorite drink?”/“Koka-Koala.”
The animal name "koala" sounds a bit like "cola." A popular children's riddle about the soft drink Coca-Cola is: Q: What is a bear's favorite drink?A:…
“What is a brothel? Is it a soup factory?”
Many people get confused between the words "broth" and "brothel." Is a brothel a soup factory? An exchange in the movie The House Bunny (2008) is: Mrs. Hagstrom: [about the…
“What is a cannibal?”/“Someone who is fed up with people.”
An old joke definition of a cannibal is: Q: What is a cannibal?A: Someone who is fed up with people. The joke has been cited in print since at least July 1943, when the newspaper PM (New York, NY)…
“What is a cannibal’s favorite cheese?”/“Limburger.”
Limburger cheese (originating from the historical Duchy of Limburg, which is now divided between Belgium, Germany) doesn't contain any limbs, but there's a riddle: Q: What is a…
“What is a cannibal’s favorite restaurant?”/“Five Guys.”
A cannibal and also a restaurant riddle is: Q: What is a cannibal's favorite restaurant?A: Five Guys. There have been many jokes on the "Five Guys" name. "Um, we didn't…
“What is a chef’s favorite soft drink?”/“Baking soda.”
A chef riddle is: Q: What is a chef's favorite soft drink?A: Baking soda. The riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on April 4, 2022. Wikipedia: Sodium bicarbonateSodium bicarbonate or…
“What is a chicken’s favorite beer?”/“Bock.”
Chickens go "bock bock bock." A riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006: Q: What is a chicken's favorite beer?A: Bock. A Texas riddle (about Shiner Bock from a brewery in…
“What is a chiropractor’s favorite type of music?”/“Hip-pop.”
"Hip-pop" is a music portmanteau of "hip-hop" and "pop." "If I were a chiropractor, I’d listen to HIP-POP! GET IT?" was posted on Twitter by Matthew Inman…
“What is a classical musician’s favorite Chinese food?”/“Bach Choy.”
The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…
“What is a classical musician’s favorite Chinese food?”/“Bach Choy.”
The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…
“What is a coffee bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving?”/“Roast.”
A coffee riddle is: Q: What is a coffee bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving?A: Roast. "Q: What is a Coffee Bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving? A: ROAST" was posted…
“What is a communist? One who hath yearnings for equal division of unequal earnings.”
English poet Ebenezer Elliott (1781-1849) wrote: EPIGRAM.What is a communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings: Idler, or bungler, or both, he is willing To fork out…
“What is a conspiracy theorist?”/“Someone who fact-checks professional liars.”
"A CONSPIRACY THEORIST IS JUST SOMEONE WHO FACT-CHECKS PROFESSIONAL LIARS" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Truth Theory on August 21, 2024. "A CONSPIRACY THEORIST IS…
“What is a cow’s favorite lunch meat?”/“Bullogna.”
A cow riddle is: Q: What is a cow's favorite lunch meat?A: Bullogna. The "bullogna" (bull + bologna) joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. Wikipedia: Bologna…
“What is a crazy pickle?”/“A daffydill.”
A pickle riddle is: Q: What is a crazy pickle?A: A daffy dill (daffodil). "If a Daffydil's a crazy pickle will it make a night blooming cereus?" was printed in a 1911 newspaper.…