There are two players in the game of chess (players with white pieces and black pieces), and each player has two rooks (or "castles"). A rook moves in straight lines, but not diagonally.…
A popular joke about a tv remote is: "I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control, and I thought to myself, 'Well, this changes everything.'" "A universal…
The comedienne Joan Rivers said that she didn't like to jog. "The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider trying it," she was quoted in the New York (NY) Daily News in…
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance have been called the "five stages of grief." "The five stages of Monday; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Wine" is a…
The "five-second rule" states that if food falls on the floor, it's still good to eat if you pick it up within five seconds. The "rule," however, has been debunked.…
"@mmschocolate have an exoskeleton, like an insect. @twix have an endoskeleton, like a human. @reeses cups have no skeleton, like a slug. Enjoy!" was posted on Twitter by Billy Goldfang…
Members of a "flat earth society" don't believe that the world is round. A joke went viral in February 2016: "The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe." The…
Children at school or at camp are (or were) often given a cup of ice cream with a small wood "spoon" to eat it with. The ice cream spoon now is also made with plastic. "ice cream cup…
Water usually has no flavor, but it can be hot or cold. "Water is a beverage whose flavor is its temperature" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on May 28, 2018. "Water’s…
Baklava (a dessert) has nothing to do with lava, but there are jokes. Some baklava jokes involve the children's game of "the floor is lava." "I wonder if Greek kids play a game…
Baklava (a dessert) has nothing to do with lava, but there are jokes. Some baklava jokes involve the children's game of "the floor is lava." "I wonder if Greek kids play a game…
PG Tips (a brand of tea in the United Kingdom) has nothing to do with the PG (parental guidance) movie rating, but there are jokes. "RT @sickipediabot: I've just watched a film that was…
"Arial" is a sans-serif typeface and set of computer fonts; an "aerial" is an antenna; "Ariel" is a mermaid character in the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid…
Woody Allen opened his film Annie Hall (1977) with: "There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, 'Boy, the food at this…
Many food and drink labels suggest, "Store in a cool place." What's a "cool" (hip) place? "The instructions read 'Store in a cool place'. Which explains why…
The "food pyramid" is a triangular diagram of suggested food servings. However a pyramid has at least two other sides, plus a side that is the base. "It's the food PYRAMID…
A proverb about voting has been printed on many images. An axe comes into the forest; because its handle is wood, the trees were comforted. The mission of the axe, of course, was to destroy the…
"The fork spooned the knife, so the spoon knifed the fork" is a jocular, pun-filled saying about cutlery. The joke was posted on Twitter on November 23, 2013 and originated in The Tiny…
"The foundation of acting is the reality of doing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is credited to acting teacher Sanford Meisner (1905-1997). “The…
"The Founding Fathers weren't concerned about specific types of guns. They were concerned about specific types of government" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on an image…