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August 5, 2013
Food/Drink

“Hotter than donut grease” (very hot)

Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…

June 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“Hotter than doughnut grease at a fat man convention” (very hot)

Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…

June 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“Hotter than doughnut grease” (very hot)

Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…

May 28, 2023
Food/Drink

“House salad implies the existence of a drum and bass salad”

A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not made of a house or served to a house. "House salads imply the existence of apartment and condominium…

May 28, 2023
Food/Drink

“House salad implies the existence of apartment salad”

A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not made of a house or served to a house. "House salads imply the existence of apartment and condominium…

May 5, 2014
Food/Drink

“House to let, inquire within; people turned out for drinking gin”

"House to let, inquire within; people turned out for drinking gin" became a popular jump-rope rhyme in the 20th century. It originated as a house sign in the 19th century. The New York…

May 9, 2023
Food/Drink

“House wine should be on the house”

A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not a salad that's "on the house" (free). House wine is an inexpensive drinking wine served in…

November 6, 2025
Food/Drink

“How am I supposed to get my 5 servings of fruit a day when there’s only 4 colors of Fruit Loops?”

Froot Loops (often misspelled as "Fruit Loops") is a multi-colored cereal. Each color of the cereal does not count as a daily serving of fruit, but there are jokes. "How am I…

November 6, 2025
Food/Drink

“How am I supposed to get my five servings of fruit per day if there are only four colors of Froot Loops?”

Froot Loops (often misspelled as "Fruit Loops") is a multi-colored cereal. Each color of the cereal does not count as a daily serving of fruit, but there are jokes. "How am I…

October 30, 2020
Food/Drink

“How are you going to fight me with a block of cheese?”/“It’s extra sharp.”

A popular meme shows two knights fighting, but one has a block of cheese instead of a weapon. "How are you going to fight me with a block of cheese?" asks one. "It's extra…

April 1, 2018
Food/Drink

“How big does a cupcake have to be before it’s just a cake?”

"How big does a cupcake have to be before it’s just a cake?" is a saying that has been printed on an ecard. "How big does a cupcake have to be before it's no longer a cupcake?…

December 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“How can a lighthouse, rose trellis, windstorm, dune & Halloween costume make something tasty?”

The "BLT" (bacon, lettuce and tomato) is one of America's most popular sandwiches. A riddle has been cited in print since at least 1994: Q: How can you use a lighthouse, a rose…

September 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?” (riddle)

An egg riddle is: Q: How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?A: Concrete floors are very hard to crack! The riddle was been cited in print since at least 2004. Google…

April 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“How can you find the Easter bunny?”/“Eggs (x) marks the spot.”

An Easter bunny riddle is: Q: How can you find the Easter bunny?A: Eggs (x) marks the spot. "How can you tell where the Easter Bunny has been? Eggs mark the spot" was printed in a 1994…

September 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“How can you get rich by eating?”/“Eat fortune cookies.”

A fortune cookie riddle is: Q: How can you get rich by eating?A: Eat fortune cookies. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Wikipedia: Fortune cookieA fortune cookie is a crisp…

September 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“How can you help a starving cannibal?”/“Give them a hand.”

A popular cannibal riddle is: Q: How can you help a starving cannibal?A: Give him/them a hand. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on October 11, 2002. Google Groups:…

November 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“How can you make a turkey float?”/“Get 2 ice cream scoops, root beer and a turkey.”

A turkey riddle is: Q: How can you make a turkey float?A: You need 2 scoops of ice cream, some root beer, and a turkey. The punchline describes a "root beer float" -- with a turkey added.…

June 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“How can you tell if a fish is a Swedish fish?”/“It only has Finns on one side.”

Swedish Fish is a fish-shaped, chewy candy. Sweden is a country next to Finland. "A Swedish Fish is that which has no Finns" was posted on Twitter by Tony Bowman on March 11, 2019.…

July 15, 2020
Food/Drink

“How can you tell if a rice cake is stale?”

Many people think that a rice cake tastes like styrofoam. "Eating a stale rice cake... or is it? How can you tell?" was posted on Twitter by Travis Spencer on March 19, 2008. "How,…

October 26, 2015
Food/Drink

“How come ‘you’re a peach’ is a compliment but ‘you’re bananas’ is an insult?”

"How come 'you're a peach' is a compliment but 'you're bananas' is an insult?" That's a good question. Peaches are soft and fuzzy. A woman might have a…

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