“What kind of salad do termites eat?”/“House salad.”
A “house salad” is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It’s not made of a house or served to a house, but there are jokes. "What kind of salad do termites eat? House salad"…
“What room do ghosts avoid?”/“The living room.”
"What room do ghosts not go in? The living room!" was posted on Twitter by FizzyDuck on July 7, 2009. "What room do ghosts avoid? The living room. bah-dum-dum" was posted on…
“What room do ghosts not go in?”/“The living room.”
"What room do ghosts not go in? The living room!" was posted on Twitter by FizzyDuck on July 7, 2009. "What room do ghosts avoid? The living room. bah-dum-dum" was posted on…
“What room do ghosts stay out of?”/“The living room.”
"What room do ghosts not go in? The living room!" was posted on Twitter by FizzyDuck on July 7, 2009. "What room do ghosts avoid? The living room. bah-dum-dum" was posted on…
“What’s Irish and sits in the back yard?”/“Paddy O’Furniture.”
A popular St. Patrick's Day joke is: Q: What's Irish and sits in the back yard?A: Paddy O'Furniture (patio furniture). The jocular Irish name "Paddy/Patti/Patty…
“What’s the difference between a writer and a park bench?”/“A park bench can support a family.”
A park bench, as several riddles point out, can support a family. Offensive riddles have been cited in print in 2006 and 2008: Q: What is the difference between a Mexican and a park bench?A: A park…
“What’s the difference between one yard and two yards?”/“A fence.”
"Yard" can mean a unit of length equal to three feet, and it can also mean the property surrounding one's house. A riddle is: Q: What's the difference between one yard and two…
“What’s the saddest hole in a building?”/“A weep hole.”
A riddle about weep holes was posted on Twitter by ArchStudentProblems on December 6, 2013: Q: What's the saddest hole in a building?A: A weep hole! "What is the saddest component of a…
“What’s the tallest building?” or “What building has the most stories?” (joke)
There's an old riddle about the tallest building: Q: What’s the tallest building? A: A library because it has so many stories. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1929. 22…
“What’s the best kind of grass for your front yard?”/“Emo grass because it cuts itself.”
An “emo” joke has been told on several images: Q: What’s the best kind of grass for your front yard?A: Emo grass because it cuts itself. "Emo grass -- the grass that cuts itself"…
“When Harry Potter lived under the stairs it was considered child abuse. But in New York it’s considered a $3800 studio apartment”
"When Harry Potter lived under the stairs it was considered child abuse. But in New York it's considered a $3800 studio apartment" -- also said about other places, and with other…
“When I go to someone’s house & they tell me to make myself at home, the first thing I do is throw them out because I don’t like visitors”
"When I go to someone's house & they tell me to make myself at home, the first thing I do is throw them out because I don't like visitors" is a jocular saying that has been…
“When I moved into my new igloo, my friends threw me a housewarming party and now I’m homeless”
A "housewarming party" no longer involves making a house warm, but there are jokes. "When I moved into my new igloo my friends threw me a surprise house-warming party. Now I'm…
“When I said that I cleaned my room, I just meant I made a path from the doorway to my bed”
"When I said that I cleaned my room, I just meant I made a path from the doorway to my bed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My version of a clean room, a…
“When people see a cat’s litter box, they always say, ‘Oh, have you got a cat?” Just once I want to say, ‘No, it’s for company!’”
When visitors enter a home and see a cat's litter box, they often ask, "Have you got a cat?" The home's owner sometimes feels like giving a sarcastic answer to the unnecessary…
“When someone rings the doorbell, why do dogs always assume it’s for them?”
"When someone rings the doorbell, why do dogs always assume it's for them?" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Howcome when there is a knock at…
“When termites eat out, do they order the house salad?”
A “house salad” is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It’s not made of a house or served to a house, but there are jokes. "What kind of salad do termites eat? House salad"…
“When the full moon comes out, does a werewolf’s house turn into a warehouse?”
A warehouse has nothing to do with a werewolf, but there are jokes. "When the full moon comes out does a werewolf's house turn into a warehouse?" was posted on Facebook by Joey…
“When the murder hornets take a life, do they call it a buzzkill?”
In 2020, the United States experienced an invasion of "murder hornets" from Asia. "When the murder hornets take a life do they call it a buzzkill?" was posted on Twitter by…
“When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”
On July 1, 2026, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City and displayed a banner that read, "When the power of love beats the love of…