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June 18, 2023
Food/Drink

“What is whisky?”/“Wussian woulette.”

A whiskey joke is: Q: What is whiskey?A: Wussian woulette. The same person both asks and answers the question, and the letter "w" replaces the letter "r." The person was…

January 29, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is white, sugary, has whiskers and floats on the sea?”/“A catameringue.”

A catamaran doesn't contain any meringue, but there's a riddle: Q: What is white, sugary, has whiskers and floats on the sea?A: A catameringue. The "catameringue" pun has been…

December 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“What keeps Gouda up at night?”/“The Muenster under the bed.”

Muenster cheese has several "monster" puns. Gouda cheese has several "good" puns. "There's a muenster under my bed, it doesn't look very Gouda" was posted on…

November 2, 2016
Food/Drink

“What key has legs and can’t open doors?”/“A turkey.”

A popular Thanksgiving turkey riddle is: Q: What key has legs and can't open doors?A: A turkey. Te riddle has been cited in print since at least 1998. “What’s the key to a great…

August 13, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of apple has a short temper?”/“A crab apple.”

Do crab apples really crabby? A pun on the "crab apple" name is: Q: What kind of apple has a short temper?A: A crab apple. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google…

May 25, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of bagel can fly?”/“A plain bagel.”

There's a popular bagel pun: Q: What kind of bagel can fly?A: A plain (plane) bagel. Peter Flom tweeted the joke on September 25, 2010, explaining tha it was "a joke my kid made up when…

April 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of beans don’t grow in a garden?”/“Jelly beans.”

A bean riddle is: Q: What kind of beans don't grow in a garden?A: Jelly beans. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1958 and has been popular at Easter. 4 June 1958, San Diego…

April 25, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of bee gives milk?”/“A boobie.”

A milk joke is: Q: What kind of bee gives milk?A: A boobee (boobie). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. Google Groups: alt.tasteless.jokesthe beeJ. Johnson 4/14/97(...)Reminds me…

September 10, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of bee hovers over a bowl of alphabet soup?”/“A spelling bee.”

Alphabet soup doesn't help with spelling bees, but there are jokes about pairing the two. There are "fly in my soup" and "bee/B in my soup" jokes about alphabet soup as…

December 25, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of bread do elves make sandwiches with?”/“Shortbread.”

A popular Christmas riddle about elves is: Q: What kind of bread do elves make sandwiches with?A: Shortbread. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1998. “Shortbread—They’re not…

February 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“What kind of bread do you eat on Wednesday?”/“Hump-ernickel.”

Wednesday is often called hump day." A riddle is: Q: What kind of bread do you eat on Wednesday? A: Hump-ernickel. "Hump-ernickel" is a joke on "pumpernickel" bread. The…

March 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of bunny can’t hop?”/“A chocolate one.”

An Easter bunny riddle is: Q: What kind of bunny can't hop?A: A chocolate one. The joke was posted on Twitter on March 29, 2013. TwitterEaster Joke‏ @easterjokeEaster Jokes 2013 - Q: What…

June 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of cake do you get at a cafeteria?”/“A stomach cake.”

"the "stomach cake" (for "stomach ache") pun is an old one. "TO MAKE A STOMACH CAKE. -- Use plenty of unripe fruit" was cited in the Melbourne (Australia) Punch…

October 31, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of candy do zombies refuse to eat?”/“Life Savers.”

A popular Halloween zombie riddle is: Q: What kind of candy do zombies refuse to eat?A: Life Savers. The ghost joke "What kind of candy won’t a ghost ever touch? Lifesavers" was posted…

November 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of car does an egg drive?”/“A Yolkswagon.”

A "Yolkswagon" or "Yolkswagen" (yolk + Volkswagen) is a portmanteau that has been used in several jokes. A riddle was printed in Boys' Life on November 1984: Q: What kind…

February 22, 2016
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What kind of cheese do you use to disguise a small horse?”/“Mascarpone.”

One popular cheese joke is: Q: What cheese do you use to disguise a small horse?A: Mascarpone. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. Wikipedia: MascarponeMascarpone…

March 29, 2023
Food/Drink

“What kind of cheese has been interrogated?”/“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…

January 23, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of coffee do cops drink?”/“Coppicino.”

"Coppuccino" (cop + cappuccino) is a portmanteau word that was posted on Twitter on May 15, 2013. "What did the cop get from Starbucks? A coppuccino" was posted on Twitter on…

October 25, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of coffee does a vampire drink?”/“De-coffinated.”

A popular vampire riddle is: Q: What kind of coffee does a vampire drink?A: Decoffinated. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1995. 4 June 1995, The Sun-Herald (Sydney, Australia), pg.…

December 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic?”/“Sanka.”

The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 2012, on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. A Titanic joke is: Q: What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic?A: Sanka. The joke has been cited…

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