“Why do people kill animals?”/“Fur convenience steak”
An animal riddle is: Q: Why do people kill animals?A: Fur convenience steak. The answer is a pun on "for convenience sake." The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. ElaKiri…
“Why do people like making lasagna from scratch at home?”/“It’s pretty much a pizza cake.”
"Pizza cake" sounds like "piece of cake," and there are lasagna jokes. "Lasagna is one of the easiest meals to make. It's a pizza cake" was posted on Reddit --…
“Why do people like soda?”/“Because it’s sodalicious.” (soda + delicious)
"Sodalicious" (soda + delicious, like "so delicious") has been used in many soda advertisements and has also been trademarked several times. The first citation was in 1877:…
“Why do people put ketchup on french fries, but not on mashed potatoes?”
"Potatoes are a weird food like that, for example, many people put ketchup on french fries, but few people put ketchup on mashed potatoes" was posted on the newsgroup…
“Why do people think vanilla ice cream is plain? It’s vanilla-flavored”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsWhy do people think vanilla ice cream is plain? It’s vanilla-flavoured. Plain would be just frozen cream.submitted October 1, 2017 by…
“Why do people work as bakers?”/“Because they knead the dough.”
An old joke plays upon the words "knead" and "need" and the slang sense of the word "dough" (money): Q: Why do people work as bakers?A: Because they knead the dough!…
“Why do pickles wear glasses?”/“They’re legally brined.”
"Blind" becomes "brined" to someone who replaces "L" sounds with "R" sounds. A pickle riddle is: Q: Why do pickles wear glasses?A: They're legally…
“Why do potatoes make good detectives?”/“Because they keep their eyes peeled.”
A potato riddle is: Q: Why do potatoes make great detectives?A: Because they keep their eyes peeled! The popular potato riddle for children has been cited in print since at least 1995.…
“Why do the French transport snails without their shells?”/“Less cargo.”
"Escargot" (French for "snail") is sometimes given the joke "l'ess/less cargo." "Why do the French transport snails without their shells? Less cargo"…
“Why do they call it Scotch tape if it doesn’t taste like Scotch?”
There is no Scotch whisky in scotch tape, but there are jokes. "Scotch tape doesn't taste like scotch. NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT" was posted on Twitter by Joey Headset on February 2,…
“Why do turkeys always go ‘Gobble! Gobble!’?”/“Because they never learned good table manners.”
A popular Thanksgiving turkey riddle is: Q: Why do turkeys always go "Gobble! Gobble!"?A: Because they never learned good table manners. The "gobble" joke has been cited in…
“Why do vampires drink blood?”/“Because coffee keeps them awake all day!”
A vampire riddle has been cited in print since at least 1990: Q: Why do vampires drink blood?A: Because root beer makes them burp. A different punchline has been cited in at least 1998: Q: Why do…
“Why do vampires drink blood?”/“Root beer makes them burp.”
A vampire riddle has been cited in print since at least 1990: Q: Why do vampires drink blood?A: Because root beer makes them burp. A different punchline has been cited in at least 1998: Q: Why do…
“Why do vegetarians like parallel lines?”/“Because they don’t meat.”
A vegetarian riddle is: Q: Why do vegetarians like parallel lines?A: Because they don’t meat (meet). "HAHA parallel lines are vegetarians, there lines DO NOT MEAT" was posted on Twitter…
“Why do we bake cookies and cook bacon?”
"Why do we bake cookies and cook bacon?" is a jocular one-liner that has been cited in print since at least 2006. It's not known who first used the line. Geeks to Go…
“Why do we call them olives and not Greece’s Pieces?”
"why do we call them olives and not Greece’s pieces" was posted on Twitter by Kerry on Wayward Son on August 17, 2020, and the tweet received over 38,200 likes. "Greece's…
“Why do we color Easter eggs?”/“Because Jesus dyed for your sins.”
A riddle about Easter eggs is: Q: Why do we color Easter eggs?A: Because Jesus dyed for your sins. "Always remember, Jesus dyed Easter eggs for your sins" was posted on Twitter by Zac…
“Why do we drink water?”/“Because we can’t eat it.”
A riddle about water is: Q: Why do we drink water?A: Because we can't eat it. The question is often asked by a teacher and answered by a student. The riddle has been cited in print since at…
“Why do we have applesauce and mashed potatoes and not mashed apples and potatosauce?”
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
“Why do we paint Easter eggs?”/“Because it’s easier than trying to wallpaper them.”
An Easter riddle is: Q: Why do we paint Easter eggs?A: Because it's easier than trying to wallpaper them. The joke was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on April 18, 2003. “Why do we…