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March 25, 2021
Food/Drink

“What is something that tastes better than it smells?”/“A tongue.”

A food riddle is: Q: What tastes better than it smells?A: Your tongue. The question hints at a food that tastes better than it smells (such as a durian), but the answer (tongue) is a body part that…

May 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is the best butter in the world?”/“A goat.”

"Butter" can mean a food or "someone who butts." A riddle is: Q: What is the best butter in the world?A: A goat. Forms of the "butter" pun have been cited in print…

February 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What is the best month to drink beer?”/“Fe-brew-ary.”

Some people put the "brew" in "February" and spell it "febrewary." "October is the great time for brewing ale, we believe, but we should have thought…

February 27, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the color of a hamburger?”/“Burgundy.”

A hamburger riddle is: Q: What is the color of a hamburger? A: Burgundy. The pun is that the color "burgundy" contains a "burger." The joke was posted on Twitter on December 28,…

July 18, 2020
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What is the difference between a dog with rabies and a hot dog?” (riddle)

“The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it” is a saying from the 1930s. "What is the difference between a dog with rabies and a hot dog? One bites the hand…

June 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“What is the difference between a hungry man and a glutton?” (riddle)

A popular riddle about eating is: Q: What is the difference between a hungry man and a glutton?A: One longs to eat and the other eats too long. The riddle has been cited in print since 1867.…

January 23, 2023
Food/Drink

“What is the favorite appetizer of Scottish people?”/“Gaelic bread.”

"Garlic" should not be confused with "Gaelic," but there are jokes. "How do you survive an Irish vampire? Repel him with Gaelic" was posted on Twitter by Kev Murphy on…

February 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the favorite soda of people preparing for the apocalypse?”/“Dr. Prepper.”

Dr Prepper (Dr Pepper + prepper) is a fictional soft drink name that has been printed on many images. "I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper: I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper. A funny soft drink…

August 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“What is the first derivative of a cow?”/“Prime rib.”

A math joke (and a food joke) is: Q: What is the first derivative of a cow?A: Prime rib. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004 and has been printed on many images. “Recipe for…

January 4, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the healthiest kind of water?”/“Well water.”

A water riddle is: Q: What is the healthiest kind of water? A: Well water. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google BooksBiggest Riddle Book in the WorldBy Joseph…

May 23, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the leader of popcorn called?”/“The kernel.”

A popcorn riddle is: Q: What is the leader of popcorn called?A: The kernel (colonel). The joke was posted on the newsgroup churchlady on March 7, 2011. Google Groups: churchladyJest For Kids…

May 6, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the left side of an apple?”/“The part that you don’t eat.”

An apple riddle is: Q: What is the left side of an apple (pie/pudding)?A: The part that you don't eat. The is, the "left side" is the part that is left over. The "apple…

September 5, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the most mythical vegetable?”/“A unicorn.”

The fictional "unicorn" animal is not "a single piece of corn" (uni-corn), but there are jokes. "what do you call a mythical vegetable? ('Uni-corn' is shown on an…

September 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is the most well behaved drink?”/“Tea because the others are not tea.”

"Naughty" sounds like "not tea." A riddle form of this was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 22, 2017: Q: What is the most well behaved drink?A: Tea because the others are…

July 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is the preferred sandwich of the working class?”/“A plebian-J.”

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is called "PB&J," and this sounds like "plebeian/plebian J." A riddle was posted on Twitter on June 30, 2010: Q: What is the favorite…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Bleu cheese.”

A popular blue cheese riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Bleu/Blue cheese. "Bleu Cheese is the saddest cheese of all" was posted on Twitter by Kim #CherCrew on March 24, 2011.…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Blue cheese.”

A popular blue cheese riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Bleu/Blue cheese. "Bleu Cheese is the saddest cheese of all" was posted on Twitter by Kim #CherCrew on March 24, 2011.…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Prov-alone.”

"Provolone" cheese doesn't have the word "alone" in it, but one riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Prov-alone. "Provolone really is the saddest cheese"…

July 3, 2015
Food/Drink

“What is the volume of an object with depth a and radius z?”/“Pi z z a.”

A popular mathematical pizza joke that has been printed on posters is: Q: What is the volume of an object with depth a and radius z?A: Pi*z*z*a. The joke has been cited in print since at least…

July 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?”/“Fire crackers.”

A popular July 4th (Independence Day) riddle is: Q: What is Uncle Sam's favorite snack?A: Fire crackers. July 4th firecrackers are not edible crackers, of course. The riddle has been cited in…

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