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October 20, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do skeletons say before they begin dining?”/“Bone appétit.”

Many people say "Bon appétit!" before dining, but there's a popular Halloween riddle: Q: What do skeletons say before they begin dining?A: Bone appétit. The joke has been cited in…

December 6, 2015
Food/Drink

“What do snowmen eat for breakfast?”/“Frosted Flakes.”

A popular winter joke for children is: Q: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? / Q: What is Frosty the Snowman's favorite cereal?A> Frosted Flakes. The joke has been cited in print since at…

November 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do spuds use to modify their body?”/“Potattoos.”

The word "potato" is sometimes combined with "tattoo" to form the portmanteau "potattoo." "What vegetable do you mark your skin with? Potattoos #weakjoke"…

April 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?”/“Their yammies.”

A sweet potato riddle is: Q: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?A: Their yammies. The "yammies"/"jammies" (pajamas) joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. Google…

October 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do taxi drivers eat?”/“Cabbage.”

There is no "cab" in "cabbage," but there are jokes. "What do taxi drivers eat for dinner? Corned beef and cab-bage" was posted on Twitter by Top 6 Podcast on April…

November 28, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?”/“One has gobblers, the other goblins.”

Halloween has goblins; Thanksgiving has gobblers. "After Halloween there's Thanksgiving! From goblins to gobblers!" was in a "Josephine" comic strip printed in many…

February 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do the New York Yankees and pancakes have in common?”/“They both need a good batter!”

A pancake riddle is: Q: What do the New York Yankees (a baseball team) and pancakes have in common?A: They both need a good batter. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need…

November 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do they call a turducken in Russia?”/“Russian nesting fowls.”

Turducken has been compared to Matryoshka dolls. "never in all my years have I heard of a turducken!! (...) it's like a Russian Nesting-Doll dinner!" was posted on the newsgroup…

January 28, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do they call Chamomile tea in Europe?”/“Chamokilometer.”

Chamomile tea has nothing to do with miles, but some people joke that the non-U.S. version is Chamokilometer tea. "Cold night, English tea house. Ordered a chamomile, they brought me a…

April 29, 2010
Food/Drink

“What do they call Chinese food in China?”

"What do they call Chinese food in China?" is an old joke query. The answer is "food." The background to the joke is that Americanized Chinese food is very different than the…

June 15, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do they drink in the southern suburbs?”/“Subourbon!”

"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…

October 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do they have for breakfast in earthquake zones?”/“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.…

May 29, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do trans people drink when they’re thirsty?”/“Gender fluid.”

"Gender fluid" is not a drink, but there are jokes. "Do trans people drink gender fluid?" was posted on Facebook by Myllo onn June 25, 2020. "What do gays drink when…

July 3, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do transgenders put on their salad?”/“Crossdressing.”

Diners put dressing on their salad, but what about crossdressing? "Cross-dressing is what transvestite nuns put on their salad" was posted on Twitter on March 29, 2013. "What do…

November 23, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do turkeys have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving?”/“Vegans.”

A Thanksgiving riddle is: Q: What do turkeys have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving?A: Vegetarians.A: Vegans. "What's a turkey have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving? Vegetarians"…

November 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do turkeys have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving?”/“Vegetarians.”

A Thanksgiving riddle is: Q: What do turkeys have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving?A: Vegetarians.A: Vegans. "What's a turkey have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving? Vegetarians"…

May 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do vegans and vampires have in common?”/“They both hate stakes.”

"Stakes... only Vampires and vegetarians can't stand them" -- "stakes is a pun on "steaks" -- was posted on Twitter on April 17, 2012. "What do vampires and…

December 28, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do vegans say at Christmas?”/“Soy to the world!”

"Joy to the World" is an English Christmas carol, written by English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts in 1719, "Soy to the World" is a pun that has been printed on many…

May 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do vegans say during sex?”/“Artichoke me.”

People who like to eat artichokes don't necessarily like choking, but there have been several vegan sex jokes. "Kinky vegan: 'artichoke me daddy'" was posted on Twitter on…

December 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do we want?”/  “A cure for chocolate addiction.”/  “When do we want it?”/  “After eight.”

"What do we want?"/ "[X]"/ "When do we want it"/ "Now!" is a popular protest chant. "After Eight" is a brand of mint chocolate thins. "What do…

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