“What type of pasta do penguins eat?”/“Penguine.”
"Linguine" is a pasta. The continent of Antarctica doesn't have a "penguine" or "penguini" pasta made for (or of) penguins -- and there is no such named pasta…
“What type of pepper is so hot it makes you scream?”/“A holler-peño.”
Jalapeño peppers are hot, and some have called them "holler-peño" or "hollar-peño." "jack house in the box with curley fries and some hollarpeno popperz" was posted…
“What type of person doesn’t like pizza? A weirdough”
"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…
“What type of singer sings about candy?”/“A candy wrapper.”
A music "rapper" shouldn't be confused with a candy "wrapper." "M&M (eminem) sings 'I'm a Candy Wrapper'" was posted on Twitter on May 27,…
“What type of tomato smells best?”/“A Roma.”
A tomato riddle is: Q: What type of tomato smells best?A: A Roma. "A Roma" sounds like "aroma." "What kind of tomato smells the best? A roma!" was posted on Twitter by…
“What type of wine goes well with back to school?”
"What type of wine goes well with back to school?" is a jocular parent saying that has been printed on many images. "What type of wine goes well with back to school? #wine #wino…
“What type of wine pairs best with existential dread?”
Wine pairing can be difficult, especially when it is paired with one's emotional state (and not food). "*at a restaurant talking to the waiter* yes, which wine pairs best with existential…
“What vegetable do you find at the gym?”/“Muscle sprouts!”
There are "Brussels sprouts" and no "muscle sprouts," but there are jokes. "What kind of vegetables workout in a gym? Muscle sprouts" was posted on X/Twitter by Dr.…
“What vegetable makes birds fart?”/“A sparrow gas.”
Asparagus isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What vegetable makes birds fart"A: A sparrow gas. Pun Gents published the pun on June 12, 2009. Pun Gents :: Original Pun of…
“What vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?”/“Beets me.”
A riddle/joke about vegetables at Thanksgiving dinner is: Q: What kind of vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?A: Beets me! The Thanksgiving joke has been cited in print since at least…
“What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit?”/“Ba-na-na-na.”
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote his Symphony No. 5 with the now-famous beginning of four notes -- "short-short-short-long." There's a joke: Q: What is…
“What was Icarus’ least favorite food?”/“Hot wings.”
In Greek mythology, Icarus obtained wings, but flew too close to the sun and they melted. An Icarus joke has been printed on several images that Icarus probably wouldn't have liked "hot…
“What was invented before mayonnaise?”/“Aprilonnaise.”
Mayonnaise has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "MAYonnaise, more like JUNEonnaise" was posted on Twitter by Aron on June 7, 2012. "If you eat mayonnaise in…
“What was Osama Bin Laden’s favorite drink?”/“A double Manhattan.”
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One such politically incorrect joke is: Q: What was…
“What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?”
"The best/greatest thing since sliced bread" is a popular phrase. "What was the best/greatest thing before sliced bread?" is a jocular question that became popular since the…
“What was the unknown baker’s name?”/“John Dough.”
"John Dough" is a baker pun on "John Doe" (an name for an unidentified man). "The secretive baker died last week. His name was John Dough" was posted on Twitter on May…
“What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for”
"What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for" is an Irish proverb of uncertain origin. “What butter and whiskey won't cure, sure, there's no cure for," W. G. Dowsley…
“What wine pairs best with existential dread?”
Wine pairing can be difficult, especially when it is paired with one's emotional state (and not food). "*at a restaurant talking to the waiter* yes, which wine pairs best with existential…
“What wobbles and flies?”/“A jellycopter.”
Jelly wobbles, but it usually doesn't fly like a helicopter. A popular food riddle is: Q: What wobbles when it flies?A: A jelly-copter. The "jellycopter" joke has been cited in print…
“What would be a Cornish pirate’s favorite cheese?”/“Yarrrrg.”
A pirate riddle about cheese is: Q: What would be a Cornish pirate's favorite cheese?A: Yarrrrg. Cornish Yarg is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese made in Cornwall, England. "Ah Yarg,…