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October 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“What looks like half of an apple?”/“The other half.”

A cheese riddle was published in an 1869 newspaper: Q: What looks like half a cheese? A: The other half. An apple version was published in a 1909 newspaper: Q: What looks like half of an apple? A:…

September 7, 2018
Food/Drink

“What makes a man think about a dinner by candlelight?”/“A power failure.”

A riddle about how unromantic many men are is: Q: What makes a man think about a candlelight dinner?A: A power failure. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on November 27,…

April 27, 2018
Food/Drink

“What musical instrument goes with cheese?”/“Picklelo.”

A piccolo (a musical instrument) doesn't contain any pickles, but there's a riddle: Q: What musical instrument goes with cheese?A: Picklelo. The piccolo pickle pun -- with cheese -- has…

May 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What nut has no shell?”/“A dough-nut.”

A donut/doughnut riddle is: Q: What nut has no shell?A: A dough-nut. "What's the only nut without a shell? A doughnut" was published in The Evening World (New York, NY) on April 2,…

July 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“What other mountain fluids would make a good soda?”

"What other mountain fluids would make a good soda?" was posted on X/Twitter by Kip Conlon on July 10, 2020, and this received over 830 likes. This is a joke on Mountain Dew, a soft drink…

July 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What pan is the best to make sushi in?”/“Japan.”

A sushi riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 30, 2017: Q: What's the best kind of pan to make sushi in?A: Japan. The riddle -- slightly reworded -- was posted again on Reddit --…

October 1, 2012
Food/Drink

“What part of the chicken is the nugget/croquette/popcorn?”

"What part of the chicken is the nugget/croquette/popcorn?" is the standard joke told about some chicken offerings at restaurants. "Chicken croquettes, eh? I say, waiter, what part…

August 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“What pasta sauce is really good at knocking down pins?”/“Bowlin’ ace.”

"Bolognese" should not be pronounced "bowlin' ace," but there are jokes. "Bowlin' Ace" was posted on Twitter by John Feeley on November 6, 2015. "Did…

February 12, 2017
Food/Drink

“What pronouns should you use for a chocolate bar?”/“Her/she.”

A joke/riddle about Hershey's chocolate is: Q: What pronouns should you use for a chocolate bar?A: Her/she. "What gender pronouns are you supposed to use for chocolate bars? HER /…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Beer”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Bourbon”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Gin”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Scotch”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Whiskey”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Wine”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

January 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with orange?”/“No, it doesn’t.”

"Rhymes with orange" is something that people have been trying to figure out since at least the 1800s. A jocular riddle is: Q: What rhymes with orange?A: No, it doesn't. "No, it…

June 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“What room can you not enter?”/“A mushroom.”

The mushroom is the subject of a popular riddle: Q: What room can no one enter?A: A mushroom. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1925. 9 August 1925, Roland (IA) Record,…

September 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“What seafood got its great body with a strict sauna regimen?”/“Steamed mussels.”

"Mussels" are not the same as "muscles," but there are jokes. "u want steamed mussels...come to the sauna wit me" was posted on Twitter by Greg Davis on October 11,…

July 24, 2013
Food/Drink

“What seems to be the officer, problem?” (“What’s the officer problem?”)

"What seems to be the problem, officer?" is what a driver might ask whose vehicle is being pulled over to the side of the road by the police. "What seems to be the officer,…

November 3, 2016
Food/Drink

“What smells best at Thanksgiving dinner?”/“Your nose.”

A "What smells best?" riddle involved a perfume shop in 1934: Q: What smells best in a perfume shop?A: Your nose. The "What smells best?" riddle involved a bakery in 1947: Q:…

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