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July 22, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you mix laxatives with holy water?”/“A religious movement.”

A religious riddle is: Q: What do you get when you mix laxatives with holy water?A: A religious movement. Forms of the joke have been cited in print since at least 1986. “What do you get when you…

January 11, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you pick a pig’s nose?”/“Ham boogers.”

"Hamburgers" should not be confused with "ham boogers." but there are puns. This was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on November 19, 1992: Q: What do you get when a pig picks…

May 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you play tug-of-war with a pig?”/“Pulled pork.”

A riddle about pulled pork is: Q: What do you get when you play tug-of-war with a pig?A: Pulled pork. "tug of war pig!? Your guess equals mine LOL RT @GsusShuttlez: @FLashY i never understood…

March 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?”/“Hot cross bunnies.”

A popular riddle about hot cross buns is: Q: What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?A: Hot cross bunnies. The joke was published in Boys' Life magazine in 1976 and is…

July 19, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you put cabbage in a wood chipper?”/“Slaw dust!”

Coleslaw (made from finely shredded raw cabbage) has had some "slaw dust" (slaw + sawdust) jokes. "Q: What do you get when you cut a cabbage with a band saw? A: Slaw dust" was…

July 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you put guacamole on a BLT?”/“An LGBT.” (Gay BLT)

BLT and LGBT aren't related terms, but there's a joke: Q: What do you get when you put guacamole on a BLT?A: An LGBT. "Would that be a gay BLT that only likes other BLT's?"…

March 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get when you take green cheese & divide its circumference by its diameter?”/“Moon pi.”

A math riddle about the number pi is: Q: What do you get when you take green cheese and divide its circumference by its diameter?A: Moon pi. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003.…

October 7, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What do you give a dog with a fever?”/“Mustard—it’s the best thing for a hot dog!”

A "hot" dog riddle is: Q: What do you give a dog with a fever? A: Mustard. It's the best thing for a hot dog! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1978. 25 February 1978,…

February 5, 2019
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What do you give a dog with a fever?”/“Mustard. It’s the best thing for a hot dog.”

Is a dog with a high temperature a "hot" dog? A popular joke is: Q: What do you give a dog with a fever?A: Mustard. It's the best thing for a hot dog. The joke was printed in…

January 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you give to a sick lemon?”/“Lemon aid.”

A riddle about lemonade is: Q: What do you give to a sick lemon?A: Lemon aid. The joke was posted to the newsgroup eunet.jokes on February 27, 1994. Google Groups: eunet.jokesa joke on…

August 1, 2024
Food/Drink

“What do you mean a baguette isn’t a female bag?”

"Baguette" is not French for "female bag," but there are jokes. "just learned a new word--douche baguette- for when there exists a female douche bag lol" was posted on…

June 9, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you need to make dill bread?”/“Dill dough.”

A risqué riddle about dill bread is: Q: What do you need to make dill bread?A: Dill dough (dildo). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1990. Similar "dill" and…

January 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you say to a naked pig?”/“I never sausage a body.”

A pig riddle is: Q: What do you say to a naked pig?A: "I never sausage a body." The "sausage"/"saw such" pun was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on February 23,…

April 7, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you say to a vegetarian in a coma?”/“You are what you eat.”

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), in the book Physiologie du Gout (1825), wrote "Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are," often interpreted as "you are what…

October 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you say to an angry 300-pound baked potato?”/“Anything, just butter him up!”

A potato riddle has been cited in print since at least 1985: Q: What do you say to an angry 300-pound baked potato?A: Anything, just butter him up. "what do you say to an angry potato?…

October 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you say to an angry potato?”/“Anything, just butter him up.”

A potato riddle has been cited in print since at least 1985: Q: What do you say to an angry 300-pound baked potato?A: Anything, just butter him up. "what do you say to an angry potato?…

June 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you say when your pea rolls away?”/“It’s an escape-pea!”

Peas tend to roll of plates. A riddle is: Q: What do you say when your pea rolls away?A: "It's an escape-pea!" The "escape-pea" pea pun has been cited in print since at…

August 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends over?”/“Donuts.”

A riddle about the Pillsbury Doughboy is: Q: What do you see when the Pillsbury Doughboy bends over?A: Doughnuts. (Also spelled "Dough nuts" or "Donuts.") That is, the Pillsbury…

August 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you see when the Pillsbury Doughboy bends over?”/“Doughnuts.”

A riddle about the Pillsbury Doughboy is: Q: What do you see when the Pillsbury Doughboy bends over?A: Doughnuts. (Also spelled "Dough nuts" or "Donuts.") That is, the Pillsbury…

March 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you take before every meal?”/“You take a seat.”

A food riddle is: Q: What do you take before every meal?A: You take a seat. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004. Google BooksReally Silly JokesBy Cyl Lee Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing…

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