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April 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did the salt say to the pepper?”/“Hey. what’s shaking?”

A joke about salt and pepper shskers is: Q: What did the salt say to the pepper?A: Hey, what's shaking? The food joke has been cited in print since at least 1970. “What did the salt say to…

April 19, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did the salt say to the pepper?”/“Season’s greetings.”

A joke about salt and pepper shskers is: Q: What did the salt say to the pepper?A: Season's greetings. The food joke has been cited in print since at least 1995. “What did the salt say to…

March 23, 2018
Food/Drink

“What did the sandwich say to the doorman?”/“Please lettuce in.”

A sandwich riddle was posted on Reddit -- Badjokes on September 12, 2017: Q: What did the sandwich say to the doorman?A: "Please lettuce in." "Lettuce" sounds like "let…

August 13, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did the Scotsman say when he didn’t have money for his hors d’oeuvre bill?”/“I canape.”

"Canapé" can sound like "can not pay." "What did the Scotsman say when he didn’t have the money for his Hors d'oeuvre bill? I canapé" was posted on Twitter by…

July 12, 2023
Food/Drink

“What did the shark bring to the party?”/“A sharkuterie board.”

"Charcuterie" has nothing to do with sharks, but the mostly jocular term "sharkcuterie" or "sharkuterie" (charcuterie for sharks, or containing shark meat) is…

January 1, 2018
Food/Drink

“What did the shoe say to the gum?”/“Stick with me and we’ll go places.”

A gum riddle is: Q: What did the shoe say to the gum?A: "Stick with me and we'll go places." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1987. 27 December 1987, Arkansas Democrat…

April 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did the sleepy dragon order at the fancy steakhouse?”/“Flaming yawn.”

"Filet mignon" can sound like "flamin' yawn," and there are jokes. "What's a tired dragons favorite steak? Sarah: Flamin'yawn! (filet mignon)" was…

December 4, 2017
Food/Drink

“What did the snowman say to the aggressive carrot?”/“Get out of my face.”

A snowman often has a carrot for a nose. A riddle is: Q: What did the snowman say to the aggressive carrot?A: "Get out of my face." The riddle was posted on Twitter on October 13, 2014.…

July 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What did the spaghetti say to the other spaghetti?”/“Pasta la vista, baby!”

A pasta riddle is: Q: What did the spaghetti say to the other spaghetti?A: "Pasta la vista, baby!" "Pasta la vista" is a portmanteau of "pasta" and "hasta la…

March 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did the sushi say to the bee?”/“Wasabi.”

A popular pun involving the word "wasabi" is: Q: What did the sushi say to be bee?A: Wasabi (What's up, bee). The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia:…

October 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did the tectonic plates have for breakfast?”/“Panquakes.”

"Panquake" (pan/pancake + earthquake) is a jocular term from "pancake." "Frisco Breakfast: Panquakes and syrup" was printed in the Miami (FL) News on August 7, 1979.…

March 6, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did the toast say to the butter on Valentine’s Day?”/“‘You’re my butter half.’”

"You're my better half" shouldn't be confused with "you're my butter half," but there are jokes. "what did the skim milk say to the cream? 'You're…

November 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did the turkey say before it was roasted?”/“Boy! I’m stuffed!”

A Thanksgiving turkey riddle is: Q: What did the turkey say before it was roasted?A: "Boy! I'm stuffed!" The joke has been cited in print since at least 1973. “Who doesn’t eat on…

June 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What did the twice-baked potato say before it was put in the oven?”/“Damn, foiled again!”

Are twice-baked potatoes "foiled again"? "Curses! Foiled again!" is a famous phrase that has nothing to do with food. "What did the twice baked potato say before he went…

March 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What did the whip cream say to Indiana Jones?”/“Cool Whip.”

A whip cream riddle is: Q: What did the whip cream say to Indiana Jones?A: "Cool Whip." The joke was posted on Twitter on January 29, 2015, and was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 22,…

November 20, 2016
Food/Drink

“What did the wicked chicken lay?”/“Deviled eggs.”

A riddle about deviled eggs is: Q: What did the wicked chicken lay?A: Deviled eggs. The riddle -- with some variations, such as "evil" for "wicked" and "hen" for…

July 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“What did the worm say when he fell in a plate of spaghetti?”/“Orgy!”

Spaghetti can look like worms -- or more specifically, a worm orgy. "Desda el punto de vista de una lombriz, un plato de espaguetis es una orgia" ("From a worm's point of view,…

February 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“What did the young pancake say to the old one?”/“I don’t like your flip side.”

A pancake riddle is: Q: What did the young pancake say to the old burnt pancake? A: I don't like your flip side. The joke was posted on Twitter on August 22, 2009.…

January 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“What did they call the canary that flew into the pastry dish?”/“Tweetie Pie.”

Tweety (or "Tweety Pie") is an animated fictional yellow canary and not an actual pie, but there is a riddle: Q. What did they call the canary that flew into the pastry dish? A. Tweetie…

August 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What dinosaur loves pancakes?”/“A tri-syrup-tops.”

A dinosaur riddle is: Q: What dinosaur loves pancakes?A: A tri-syrup-tops. The pancake joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.ozdebate.jokes on October 18, 1999. Wikipedia: TriceratopsTriceratops is…

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