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December 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“What do you call dinosaur meat wrapped in bacon?”/“Jurassic Pork.”

Jurassic Park (a 1993 American science fiction adventure film about a team of genetic scientists who create a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs) shouldn't be confused with "Jurassic…

July 29, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call eating only a little bit of someone at a time?”/“Can-nibble-ism.”

"Cannibal" can sound like "can nibble" -- meaning someone "able to nibble" or someone who "nibbles cans" (or nibbles from cans). "What kind of person…

June 19, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you call fake potatoes?”/“Imitaters.”

Potatoes are called "taters." A potato riddle was posted on Twitter by Garth Loner on November 9, 2012: Q: What do you call a fake potato? A: An imitater! This riddle -- in the plural --…

July 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call freshly made pasta?”/“Newdles.”

"Newdles" is a jocular spelling of "noodles." "Invent a new shape of pasta. Call it Newdles" was posted on Twitter on September 2014. A riddle form was posted on…

November 9, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call friends who eat together?”/“Taste buds.”

A person's "taste buds" are eating or drinking buddies, but there's a riddle: Q: What do you call friends who eat together?A: Taste buds. "Q: What do you call 2 friends who…

February 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call funny mayonnaise?”/“LMAYO.”

"LMAO" (Laughing My Ass Off) has nothing to do with mayonnaise ("mayo") or "LMAYO," but there are jokes. "LMAYO" has been printed on many images. "what…

April 27, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do you call glass cookware from Jamaica?”/“Pyrex of the Caribbean.”

The Pirates of the Caribbean film series has nothing to do with Pyrex brand glassware, but there are jokes. "What are the legal issues in making a stop motion film about glass dishes with…

October 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call haunted yogurt?”/“Paranormal Activia.”

Activia is a brand of yogurt; the name sounds like "activity." "Would it be gauche to bring the script for my "Paranormal Activia" skit to snl tonight? It's like…

May 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call heavily burnt pasta?”/“Al Dante.”

"Al dente" shouldn't be confused with "Al Dante" (cooked in Dante's Inferno), but there are jokes. "I like my pasta burnt to a crisp in the fires of hell, i.e.…

November 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call hierophant vaccimulgence?”/“Pastorized milk.”

"Pasteurized milk" has nothing to do with pastors, but there are jokes. "Pastorised Milk #Religiousfoods" was posted on Twitter by Marc Lemezma on November 23, 2009.…

March 29, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do you call interrogated gouda?”/“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…

February 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call it when a banana eats another banana?”/“Canabananalism.”

"Canabananalism" or "cannibananalism" (cannibalism + banana) is a jocular portmanteau word that has been printed on many images. "When a banana eats another banana,…

November 5, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call it when it rains chickens, ducks and turkeys?”/“Fowl weather.”

"Raining cat and dogs" is an old expression. A riddle with other animals is: Q: What do you call it when it rains chickens, ducks and turkeys?A: Foul (fowl) weather. "What do you…

January 3, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call it when two chips fall in love?”/“A relation-dip.”

"Two potato chips are in a relationdip" -- a pun on "relationship" -- was posted on Twitter on April 16, 2013. A riddle was posted on Twitter on August 18, 2017: Q: What do you…

May 3, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call mashed avocado with milk?”/“Guacam-au-lait.”

"Guacamole" does not contain "au lait" (with milk), but a riddle was published on Reddit -- 3amjokes on May 3, 2018: Q: What do you call mashed avocado with milk?A:…

April 22, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do you call mayonnaise left out for a month?”/“Juneonnaise.”

Mayonnaise has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "MAYonnaise, more like JUNEonnaise" was posted on Twitter by Aron on June 7, 2012. "If you eat mayonnaise in…

February 6, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call naked pasta?”/“Nudeles.”

"Nudeles" (nude + noodles) is a portmanteau word that is sometimes used for a naked chef who cooks noodles, or a naked eater who consumes noodles, or "naked pasta." "Pasta…

August 24, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call old frijoles?”/“Has beans.”

"Bean" can sound like "been," and there's a pun: QL What do you call a retired vegetable?A: A has-bean. "What do you call an obsolete Java Bean? A…

March 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call old guacamole?”/“Guacamoldy.”

"Guacamoldy" (guacamole + moldy) is a portmanteau word that is used for guacamole and/or avocado. A riddle was posted in the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) on April 5, 2004: Q:…

December 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call peanuts with guns?”/“Packing peanuts.”

"Packing peanuts" are not actual peanuts, and there is no "packing" (of firearms), but there are jokes. "...packing peanuts, you say? *draws a little peanut with a gun*…

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