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May 6, 2015
Food/Drink

“What kind of cup can’t hold water?”/“A cupcake.”

A popular food riddle is: Q: What kind of cup can't hold water?A: A cupcake. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. Google Books Ha! Ha! Ha! and Much More: The Ultimate Round-up…

April 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“What kind of doctor is Dr Pepper?”/“He’s a fizzician.”

"Fizzician" (fizz + physician) is a jocular portmanteau term. A popular riddle is: Q: What kind of doctor is Dr Pepper?A: He's a fizzician. "Dr Pepper's a fizzician"…

December 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of dress pants does coffee wear?”/“Cappuchinos.”

Cappuccino (espresso-based coffee) has nothing to do with chinos (trousers from chino cloth), but there are jokes. "I can only presume that those coffees advertised as 'Cappuchinos'…

September 5, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of fish goes well with peanut butter?”/“A jellyfish.”

A peanut butter and jelly riddle is: Q: What kind of fish goes well with peanut butter?A: A jellyfish. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1974. “I bet jellyfish are sad that there…

December 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of fish is made of only two sodium atoms?”/“2 Na.”

"rneerkat: rneerkat: what kind of fish is made of only two sodium atoms 2 Na http://tmblr.co/ZkYVPwq-YCQs" was posted on Twitter by Roarar's Ready for Jul! (and others) on July 30,…

February 4, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of flowers do you never give on Valentine’s Day?”/“Cauliflowers.”

A popular Valentine's Day riddle is: Q: What kind of flowers do you never give on Valentine's Day? A: Cauliflowers. The "flowers/cauliflowers" joke has been cited in print since…

December 3, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of food does your toe eat?”/“Dori-toes.”

Doritos (tortilla chips) aren't Dory's toes, but there have been several jokes. "Doritoes? Okay. Eat these toes! With dori on emmm" was posted on Twitter on August 19, 2012.…

February 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of greens do chickens eat?”/“Bok bok bok choy.”

A bok choy riddle was posted on Twitter by Denis Patrol on December 10, 2009: Q: What's a chicken's favorite vegetable?A: Bok bok bok choy. "Q: What kind of greens do chickens eat?…

May 8, 2019
Food/Drink

“What kind of gun doesn’t kill animals?”/“A vegun.”

"Vegan" sometimes sounds like "ve-gun." A riddle was printed on an image on January 9, 2017: Q: What gun doesn't kill things?A: A vegun. TwitterMcDonalds Sprite…

January 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of headaches do wheat farmers get?”/“My grains.”

"Migraine" sounds like "my grain." "I don't get headaches, but America's heartland gives me my grains" was posted on Twitter on August 5, 2011.…

June 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of key do you have to cook before using?”/“A latke.”

Latkes (sometimes pronounced LATT-keys) are potato cakes traditionally served on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. There's a latke pun: Q: What kind of key do you have to cook before using?A: A…

June 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of key opens a banana?”/“A monkey.”

A popular banana joke is: Q: What kind of key opens a banana?A: A monkey. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. Google BooksOver 1500 Fantastic JokesBy Guy Campbell and Paul…

June 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of keys do kids carry?”/“Cookies.”

A pun about cookies is: Q: What kind of keys do kids like to carry? A: Cookies. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998. Google BooksThe Rugrats' Joke BookBy David LewmanNew York,…

April 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of magic does a vegan wizard use?”/“Soycery.”

"Soycery" (soy + sorcery) was printed in a riddle published on Reddit -- Jokes on April 27, 2017: Q: What kind of magic does a vegan wizard use?A: Soycery. The "soycery"…

January 28, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of milk do they use to make Swiss cheese?”/“Hole milk.”

A riddle about the holes in Swiss cheese is: Q: What kind of milk do they use to make Swiss cheese?A: Hole milk. The pun is on "whole milk." "Is Swiss cheese made out of hole…

February 8, 2022
Food/Drink

“What kind of mushroom loves to gossip?”/“A shit-talkey.”

"Shiitake" (an edible mushroom native to East Asia) sounds like "shit-talkie," and there are jokes. "I've discovered a new species of fungi. It likes to gossip about…

November 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of music does cheese listen to?”/“R & Brie.”

A cheese riddle is: Q: What kind of music does cheese listen to?A: R & Brie. "What Music appeals to most Cheese?... R & Brie" was posted on Twitter on November 23, 2012. The…

March 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“What kind of nut is drunk?”/“A pissed-achio.”

"Pistachio" sounds like "pissed-achio," and there are jokes. "Hmmmmmmmm! Just finished a large bag of pissed achios and some plum brandy" was posted on the newsgroup…

December 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of pasta do they eat in Antarctica?”/“Penguine.”

"Linguine" is a pasta. The continent of Antarctica doesn't have a "penguine" or "penguini" pasta made for (or of) penguins -- and there is no such named pasta…

November 20, 2016
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What kind of pasta is made from horses?”/“Spaghetti bowl o’ neighs.”

"Spaghetti Bolognese" becomes the jocular dish of "spaghetti bowl of neighs" if it's made of horsemeat, or if horses like to eat it. "Spaghetti Bowl of Neighs"…

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