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December 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzarella.”

A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…

December 24, 2022
Food/Drink

“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzohrella.”

A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…

December 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzorella.”

A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…

June 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What cheese do you use to get a bear out of a tree?”/“Camembert.”

"Camembert" cheese sound a little like "come on, bear." A riddle is: Q: What’s the best cheese to lure a bear out of a cave?A: Camembert. "He also told me this, what…

November 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What cheese has a bit of alcohol problem?”/“Livarot.”

A riddle about Livarot cheese -- that some people pronounce as "liver rot," although that is not the correct French -- is: Q: What cheese has a bit of alcohol problem?A: Livarot. The…

April 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What Chinese food is always eaten on Easter?”/“An egg roll.”

An Easter egg roll (an activity involving the rolling of Easter eggs) is very different from a Chinese restaurant egg roll (a food). There's a riddle: Q: What Chinese food is always eaten on…

April 21, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/ParadesTime/Weather

“What comes after Easter Sunday?”/“Egg Fart Monday.”

"What comes after Easter Sunday? Egg Fart Monday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Easter is a holiday that is associated with eggs. "So, Good Friday is…

July 9, 2022
Food/Drink

“What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee”

"What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee" was posted on…

May 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?”

American actor and comedian W, C, Fields (1880-1946), playing the character Larsen E. Whipsnade in the film You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939), said: "Victoria, dear, some weasel took…

June 5, 2019
Food/Drink

“What crisps are named after an Arab ruler?”/“Sultan Vinegar.” (salt & vinegar)

"Sultan vinegar" sounds like "salt and vinegar." A riddle was printed in The Guardian (London, UK) on June 28, 1989: Q: What crisps are named after an Arab ruler?A: Sultan…

March 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“What day does an Easter egg hate the most?”/“Fry-day.”

An Easter egg riddle is: Q: What day does an Easter egg hate the most?A: Fry-day. The riddle was posted on Twitter on April 24, 2011, but it became popular in March 2013. “What’s the best day…

February 18, 2014
Food/Drink

“What did Bacon say to Tomato?”/“Lettuce get together.”

The BLT sandwich contains bacon, lettuce and tomato, leading to a popular joke: "What did Bacon say to Tomato?""Lettuce get together." The joke has been cited in print since at…

August 11, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did everyone eat at the picnics where everything went wrong? Murphy’s slaw”

"Murphy's law ("Anything that can go wrong will go wrong") shouldn't be confused with Murphy's slaw (cole slaw), but there are jokes. "RT @awryone If the mayo can…

April 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What did one depressed rabbit say to the other?”/“Do you even carrot all?”

"Carrot" sounds a bit like "care at." "I don't carrot all" has been printed on many images. ""I don't carrot all about soup" was cited in…

July 20, 2020
Food/Drink

“What did one Dorito farmer say to the other Dorito farmer?”/“Cool ranch!”

"Cool Ranch” Doritos tortilla chips contain ranch dressing, but not an actual ranch. A Doritos riddle about this is: Q: What did one Dorito farmer say to the other Dorito farmer?A:…

October 20, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did one hash brownie say to the other?”/“We’re so baked.”

A hash brownie joke is: Q: What did one hash brownie say to the other?A: We're so baked. "What did the burnt brownie say to the blueberry muffin? 'Dudeeeee.... I'm. So.…

May 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did one leftover say to the other?”/“Foiled again!”

There's a joke about leftovers: Q: What did one leftover say to the other?A: Foiled again! "'Foiled again!' said leftover roast when it was popped back into the…

July 2, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did one loaf of bread say to the other?”/“Weirdo.”

A bread pun is: Q: What did one loaf of bread say to the other?A: Weirdo. (We're dough.) The pun was posted on Reddit on July 3, 2016. Twitterlil white dad‏@itismeE_A_DWe're dough!!…

February 6, 2017
Food/Drink

“What did one pickle say to the other on Valentine’s Day?”/“You mean a great dill to me.”

A pickle riddle is: Q: What did one pickle say to the other on Valentine's Day?A: "You mean a great dill to me." The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2001. Google…

February 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did one plate say to the other?”/“Lunch is on me.”

A popular children's riddle is: Q: What did one plate say to another?A: Lunch is on me! The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1998. "Dinner is one me!" is a variant.…

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