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February 11, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call quesadillas that you eat in the morning?”/“Buenosdillas.”

"Quesadilla" (a food) shouldn't be confused with "Buenos dias" (Spanish for "good day"), but they both appear in a joke. "@tacobell @TacoBellTeam You should…

December 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call religious pasta?”/“Raviholy.”

A ravioli riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 31, 2016: Q: What do you call religious pasta?A: Raviholy. "Raviholy" is a portmanteau word of "ravioli" and…

May 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call Sodium, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Cheese?”/“NaCHO Cheese.”

Nachos are sometimes described by the elements Sodium (Na), Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O), with Sulfur (S). "What do you get when you combine sodium (Na), carbon (C), hydrogen (H),…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What do you call someone delivering a lot of spices?”/“A currier.”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

July 19, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who can’t make stock from a cube?”/“An Oxo moron.”

Oxo stock cubes (a food brand) has been the subject of "Oxo moron" (oxymoron) jokes. "What do you call someone who can't make stock from a cube? An oxo moron!…

May 18, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet?”/“A desserter.”

"Deserter" (a member of the armed forces who deserts) shouldn't be confused with "desserter" (someone who enjoys desserts), but there are puns. A diet riddle is: Q: What do…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What do you call someone who delivers Indian food?”/“A currier”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

April 22, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who derives pleasure from the bread of affliction?”/“A matzochist.”

A popular Passover joke is: Q: What do you call someone who derives pleasure from the bread of affliction?A: A matzochist. The "matzochist" (matzo + masochist) joke has been cited in…

February 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t eat meat or vegetables?”/“Dead.”

A joke was posted on Twitter on September 16, 2014: "What do you call someone who doesn't eat meat or vegetables?…" "DEAD." It's possible to live on fruits and nuts,…

September 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t like food fights?”/“A pasta-fist.”

"Pacifist" sounds like "pasta-fist." "I'm a pasta fist, that's right. Not a pacifist" was posted on Twitter on April 7, 2013. "Is it a coincidence that…

November 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t eat animal products and loves to gamble?”/“A Las Vegan.”

A person from Las Vegas (Nevada or New Mexico) is a "Las Vegan." This is pronounced "Vay-gan." Such a person may or may not also be a "vegan" (usually pronounced…

January 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t like bread?”/“A weirdough.”

"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…

May 23, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who eats food secretly?”/“Omnomynous.”

"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…

December 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who gives away free herbs?”/“A cilantropist.”

"Cilantropist" or "cilanthropist" (cilantro + philanthropist) is a jocular portmanteau term for a lover of cilantro, or someone who gives away cilantro to others. "What do…

April 1, 2023
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who gives out soda at Christmas?”/“Fanta Clause.”

Fanta soda has nothing to do with Santa Claus, but many have suggested a "Fanta Claus" or "Fanta Clause," who brings soda on Christmas. "How has the soda company Fanta…

December 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who loves coriander?”/“A cilantropist.”

"Cilantropist" or "cilanthropist" (cilantro + philanthropist) is a jocular portmanteau term for a lover of cilantro, or someone who gives away cilantro to others. "What do…

July 30, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who only eats tiny bits of other people?”/“A cannibble”

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

October 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who wants more soup?”/“A moresoupial.”

"Marsupial" has nothing to do with soup, but there are "more-soup-ial" jokes. Some jokes connect to the Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist and musical Oliver! (1960,…

September 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who’s sexually attracted to Greek cheese?”/“A feta-shist.”

There is no feta (a Greek cheese) in the words "fetish" or "fetishist," but there are jokes. "Fetashist" (feta + fetishist) is a jocular portmanteau word.…

May 8, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who’s allergic to burnt bread?”/“Black toast intolerant.”

"Lactose intolerant” is sometimes jocularly called “black toast intolerant.” "My Daddy can't eat that toast, he is black toast intolerant" was posted on the newsgroup…

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