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February 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“How do you make a cheese puff?”/“Chase it around the kitchen.”

A cheese puff riddle is: Q: How do you make a cheese puff?A: Chase it around the kitchen.A: Chase it around the block. "[Joke Time] How do you make a cheese puff? ... Chase it around the…

June 8, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you make a cheeseburger sad?”/“Make it with blue cheese.”

A joke about a cheeseburger is: Q: How do you make a cheeseburger sad?A: Make it with blue cheese. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. “What is the saddest…

October 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you make a cream puff?”/“Chase it around the block.”

A cream puff riddle is: Q: How do you make a cream puff?A: Chase it around the block. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1987. “How do you make a cheese puff?"/"Chase it…

April 7, 2014
Food/Drink

“How do you make a fruit cordial?” (joke)

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) and Dean Martin (1917-1995) were two members of the "Rat Pack" who performed in Las Vegas in the 1960s. One comedy bit had one ask the other, "How do you…

May 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“How do you make a hamburger laugh?”/“Pickle it gently.”

A hamburger riddle is: Q: How do you make a hamburger laugh/smile?A: Pickle it gently. The hamburger joke has been cited in print since at least 1978. “How do you make a cheeseburger…

February 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“How do you make a lemon puff?”/“Chase it round the garden.”

A lemon puff riddle is: Q: How do you make a lemon puff?A: Chase it round the garden. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2011. “How do you make a cheese puff?"/"Chase it…

February 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“How do you make a pancake smile?”/“Butter him up.”

A pancake riddle is: Q: How do you make a pancake smile?A: Butter him up! The joke was posted on Twitter by Civilized Caveman on May 23, 2015. TwitterLauren McCrea@2mcreaHow do you make a pancake…

February 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“How do you make a potato puff?”/“Chase it around the garden.”

A potato puff (sometimes called "tater tot" or "potato croquette") riddle is: Q: How do you make a potato puff?A: Chase it around the garden. The joke has been cited in print…

March 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“How do you make a rabbit stew?”/“Make it wait for three hours.”

A pun on the word "stew" is used in this rabbit stew riddle: Q: How do you make a rabbit stew?A: Make it wait for three hours. The riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.autism on…

May 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“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…

January 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“How do you make a sausage roll?”/“Push it.”

A sausage roll riddle is: Q: How do you make a sausage roll?A: Push it. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1925 and 1978. “How do you make an egg roll?"/"Push it,"…

April 8, 2023
Food/Drink

“How do you make a spring roll?”/“Push it.”

A spring roll riddle is: Q: How do you make a spring roll?A: Push it. "How do you make a spring roll? YOU PUSH IT" was posted on Twitter by Raienn 🌺✨ on April 18, 2014.…

May 26, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you make a Swiss roll?”/“Push him down a hill.”

A popular joke about the Swiss roll is: Q: How do you make a Swiss roll?A: Push him down a hill. "How do you make a Swiss roll? Push him down an Alp" was cited in print in 1968. “How do…

May 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“How do you make a tuna melt?” (joke)

A "tuna melt" is when the cheese on the tuna is melted. It is not when the tuna "melts" (falls in love), but there are jokes. "The best way to make a tuna melt is with…

August 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“How do you make a walnut laugh?”/“Crack it up!”

A walnut riddle has been cited in print since at least 2004: Q: How do you make a walnut laugh?A: Crack it up! A version including Brazil nuts was posted on Twitter by Lorraine Jo King on August…

October 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you make an apple puff?”/“Chase it around the garden.”

An apple puff riddle is: Q: How do you make an apple puff?A: Chase it around the garden. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1975. “How do you make a cheese puff?"/"Chase it…

June 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you make an egg roll?”/“Push it.”

An obvious "egg roll" pun is: Q: How do you make an egg roll?A: Push it. The egg roll joke has been cited in print since at least 1984. “How do you make a sausage roll?"/"Push…

July 9, 2017
Food/Drink

“How do you make an elephant float?”/“Just add ice cream.”

An elephant riddle is: Q: How do you make an elephant float?A: With two scoops of ice cream, and elephant and some root beer. The elephant joke became very popular in 1963. “How can you make a…

April 29, 2019
Food/Drink

“How do you make an Italian wine?”/“Kick him in the shins.”

"Wine" sounds similar to "whine." "How do you make a Frenchman whine? Kick him in the Beaujolais!" was printed in the Calgary (Alberta) Herald on March 5, 1993. A…

April 25, 2013
Food/Drink

“How do you make bourbon?”/“You take some moonshine, put it in a barrel…”

The Atlantic published in January 2013: "As I once heard a tour guide at the Wild Turkey distillery explain: 'How do you make bourbon? You take some moonshine, put it in a barrel, and add…

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