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May 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of sugar does Darth Vader prefer in his coffee?”/“Imperial Sugar.”

Several Star Wars jokes involve Darth Vader and coffee. "Q:What kind of sugar does Darth Vader prefer in his coffee? A: Imperial Sugar" was posted on Twitter by nathan_clark on April 8,…

March 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of tea do you drink with the queen?”/“Royal-tea.”

"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…

August 4, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of tea is hard to swallow?”/“Reality.”

A popular pun about tea is: Q: What kind of tea is sometimes hard to swallow?A: Reality. The joke was from 9-year-old Benje Morris of Charlotte, North Carolina, who won a 1994 Laffy Taffy…

April 9, 2019
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable has the worst manners?”/“A rudeabaga.”

"If you were a vegetable, you'd be a rudeabaga" (rude + rutabaga) is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "If you were a plant you'd be a…

October 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable is jealous?”/“A green bean.”

People get "green" with envy, and there's a vegetable riddle: Q: What kind of vegetable is jealous?A: A green bean. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2006. Sumo…

May 3, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable might you find in your basement?”/“Cellary.”

Entry in progress -- BP Twitterpresident jojo@NonePizza@WilliamShatner what kind of vegetable might you find in your basement?? CELLARY11:07 PM · Jun 9, 2013·Twitter Web Client TwitterDavid R.…

March 1, 2022
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable never bowls a strike?”/“Asparagus.”

There is no "spare" in asparagus, but there's a riddle: Q: What kind of vegetable never bowls a strike?A: Asparagus. The joke was posted on Twitter by Steve Marowski on January 19,…

November 25, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetables did they eat in the 18th century?”/“Baroque-oli.”

"Broccoli" is sometimes punned on many images as "baroque-oli." "What was Bach's favourite vegetable? Baroque-oli #unfunnyjokes" was posted on Twitter on July 26,…

November 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of vitamin do you get from Canadian maple syrup?”/“Vitamin Eh?”

A joke on Canadian speech is that Canadians are rich in "Vitamin Eh?" (a pun on "Vitamin A"). "Vitamin Eh" was printed in the The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON) on July…

January 2, 2018
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What kind of water do cats like to drink?”/“Purr-ified water.”

A cat riddle is: Q: What kind of water do cats like to drink?A: Purr-ified water. "What's a cat's favorite water? Pur-ified" was posted on Twitter on June 6, 2013. "What…

March 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“What kind of water do you put into a waterbed?”/“Spring water.”

A riddle about spring water is: Q: What kind of water do you put into a waterbed?A: Spring water. "So, spring water at the grocery store. That's for your water bed right?" was posted…

January 2, 2018
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What kind of wine do horses drink?”/“Caberneigh.”

A wine riddle was posted on Twitter on October 18, 2011: Q: What's a horse's favorite wine?A: Caber-neigh! "Caberneigh" (Cabernet + neigh) is usually used in the joke, but…

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…

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