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June 7, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call a sad watermelon?”/“Melancholy.”

A watermelon riddle is: Q: What do you call a sad watermelon?A: Melancholy. "Melon-choly" or "melon-cholic" are sometimes given as answers in the joke. "Oh yeah, me and my…

April 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call a Scandinavian who only eats plants?”/“A Nor-vegan.”

"A vegetarian in Norway is a Nor-vegan" is a pun that was posted on Twitter on January 31, 2011. "What do you call a vegetarian Viking? A nor-vegan" was posted on Twitter on…

March 29, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do you call a Sergal being investigated?”/“Grilled cheese.”

Someone who goes through interrogation is often said to have been "grilled." There are many "grilled" cheese jokes. "Grilled Cheese: Cheese under interrogation by the…

October 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call a shirt with stalks of corn on it?”/“A crop top.”

A "crop top" shirt isn't made of corn, but a joke is: Q: What do you call a shirt with stalks of corn on it?A: A crop top. "I thought a crop top was a shirt made out of corn or…

November 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call a silent kebab?”/“A shh-kebab.”

A shish kebab riddle is: Q: What do you call a silent kebab?A: A shh-kebab. The riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 26, 2011. Wikipedia: Shish kebabShish kebab is a popular meal of…

April 18, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call a skinhead who doesn’t eat meat?”/“A vegetaryan.” (vegetarian + Aryan)

"Vegetaryan" (vegetarian + Aryan) is a portmanteau word that has been used in several jokes. "Is that because Franz (Liszt -- ed.) was a vegetARYAN?" was posted on the newsgroup…

November 9, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call a sleeping pizza?”/“A pizzzza.”

A pizza riddle is: Q: What do you call a sleeping pizza?A: A pizzzza. "Zzzz" indicates sleeping or snoring. "What do you call a sleepy pizza? A pizzzzZzzzZZzzza" was posted on…

May 5, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call a small pork farm?”/“A hamlet.”

There are several puns of "hamlet" and "ham." "What do you call a small pork farm? ... a hamlet" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 19, 2020. "What do you…

March 14, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you call a snake who loves dessert?”/“A piethon.”

A "python" snake doesn't necessarily like pie, but there are jokes. "What snake would make a good dessert? Py(pie)thon" was printed in the St. Louis (MO) Star on March 16,…

April 9, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“What do you call a solar eclipse in Chinese?”/“Dim Sun.”

"Dim sun" (one suggestion to stop global warming) shouldn't be confused with ""dim sum" (a Chinese dish), but there are jokes. "Chinese eclipse = dim sun"…

October 2, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call a soup made with weed?”/“Cannabisque.”

"Cannabisque" (cannabis + bisque) was defined in the Urban Dictionary on December 2, 2010, as " tasty rue-based soup that contains cannabis butter." The portmanteau is mostly…

August 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a spice with some experience?”/“Seasoned salt.”

"Seasoned salt" is a blend of salt, herbs and spices. "Seasoned salt is salt with some experience" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Dan Regan on April 9, 2014.…

July 14, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a spicy Japanese pizza demon?”/“Pepper oni.”

"Pepperoni" (an American variety of salami) has nothing to do with "oni" (a Japanese demon, ogre or troll), but there are jokes. "Pepper Oni - the stripper w/ the heart of…

August 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a spicy Jewish bread?”/“Challapeno.”

"Challapeño" or "Challahpeño" (challah + jalapeño) began as a Jewish-Mexican fusion cuisine joke, but the bread actually exists and has become popular.…

January 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call a spooky burrito?”/“A boo-rito.”

Chipotle Mexican Grill trademarked "boo-rito" -- a spooky Halloween "burrito" -- with a first use date of January 2000. "What did you do Kevin? #boorito? is this a spooky…

February 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a spud in a hotel?”/“A suite potato.”

"Sweet potato" shouldn't be confused with "suite potato," but there are jokes. "Q. What kind of potato rents more than one room in a hotel? A. A suite potato" was…

June 18, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call a steak made of little yellow guys?”/“A filet minion.”

"Filet mignon" should not be confused with "filet minion" (Minions are fictional characters that appear in the Despicable Me franchise), but there are jokes. "Filet…

May 4, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you call a stripper from Malta?”/“A Malteser.”

"Maltesers" are a British confectionery product with a a spheroid malted milk centre. The candy has nothing to do with the country of Malta, but there's a riddle: Q: What do you call…

January 17, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call a surreptitious shellfish?”/“Clamdestine.”

"Clamdestine" (clam + clandestine) is an infrequently used and jocular shellfish term. "Clamdestine -- Something secretive among shellfish" was published in The Arizona Republic…

December 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call a tea which stays with you for a long time?”/“Loyalty.”

"Loyalty" (or "loyaltea" or "loyal tea") is a word used in tea puns. "He asked what kind of tea I like, I replied loyalty..." was posted on Twitter on April…

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