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June 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“What turns a fruit into a vegetable?”/“AIDS.”

A riddle using the slang terms of "fruit" (homosexual) and "vegetable" (a comatose person) is: Q: What turns a fruit into a vegetable? A: AIDS. The joke -- often regarded as…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“What type of berry makes you smarter?”/“A liberry.”

There isn't a "berry" in the word "library," but it sometimes sounds like that. "Why is it called a liberry when it isn't even a berry?" was posted on…

February 8, 2014
Food/Drink

“What type of cheese is made backwards?”/“Edam.”

Edam cheese is the subject of a classic joke: "What type of cheese is made backwards?""Edam." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1939. Wikipedia: Edam cheeseEdam…

December 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of dairy product is into BDSM?”/“Whipped cream.”

"Whipped cream" has nothing to do with BDSM, but there are jokes. "Whipped cream comes from cows that are into bdsm" was posted on Twitter by whiny teenager on May 20, 2012.…

September 7, 2019
Food/Drink

“What type of drink makes you lose weight?”/“Lighter fluid.”

Drinking "lighter fluid" doesn't make people "lighter" -- it could be fatal -- but there are jokes. "Want to lose weight? Try the Pyro Diet! Drink plenty of Lighter…

November 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of pasta do penguins eat?”/“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 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“What type of pepper is so hot it makes you scream?”/“A holler-peño.”

Jalapeño peppers are hot, and some have called them "holler-peño" or "hollar-peño." "jack house in the box with curley fries and some hollarpeno popperz" was posted…

January 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of person doesn’t like pizza? A weirdough”

"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…

February 9, 2018
Food/Drink

“What type of singer sings about candy?”/“A candy wrapper.”

A music "rapper" shouldn't be confused with a candy "wrapper." "M&M (eminem) sings 'I'm a Candy Wrapper'" was posted on Twitter on May 27,…

August 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of tomato smells best?”/“A Roma.”

A tomato riddle is: Q: What type of tomato smells best?A: A Roma. "A Roma" sounds like "aroma." "What kind of tomato smells the best? A roma!" was posted on Twitter by…

September 14, 2018
Food/Drink

“What type of wine goes well with back to school?”

"What type of wine goes well with back to school?" is a jocular parent saying that has been printed on many images. "What type of wine goes well with back to school? #wine #wino…

April 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“What type of wine pairs best with existential dread?”

Wine pairing can be difficult, especially when it is paired with one's emotional state (and not food). "*at a restaurant talking to the waiter* yes, which wine pairs best with existential…

May 19, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“What vegetable do you find at the gym?”/“Muscle sprouts!”

There are "Brussels sprouts" and no "muscle sprouts," but there are jokes. "What kind of vegetables workout in a gym? Muscle sprouts" was posted on X/Twitter by Dr.…

May 19, 2016
Food/Drink

“What vegetable makes birds fart?”/“A sparrow gas.”

Asparagus isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What vegetable makes birds fart"A: A sparrow gas. Pun Gents published the pun on June 12, 2009. Pun Gents :: Original Pun of…

November 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“What vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?”/“Beets me.”

A riddle/joke about vegetables at Thanksgiving dinner is: Q: What kind of vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?A: Beets me! The Thanksgiving joke has been cited in print since at least…

May 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit?”/“Ba-na-na-na.”

German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote his Symphony No. 5 with the now-famous beginning of four notes -- "short-short-short-long." There's a joke: Q: What is…

September 30, 2019
Food/Drink

“What was Icarus’ least favorite food?”/“Hot wings.”

In Greek mythology, Icarus obtained wings, but flew too close to the sun and they melted. An Icarus joke has been printed on several images that Icarus probably wouldn't have liked "hot…

April 22, 2023
Food/Drink

“What was invented before mayonnaise?”/“Aprilonnaise.”

Mayonnaise has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "MAYonnaise, more like JUNEonnaise" was posted on Twitter by Aron on June 7, 2012. "If you eat mayonnaise in…

February 3, 2017
Food/Drink

“What was Osama Bin Laden’s favorite drink?”/“A double Manhattan.”

Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One such politically incorrect joke is: Q: What was…

September 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?”

"The best/greatest thing since sliced bread" is a popular phrase. "What was the best/greatest thing before sliced bread?" is a jocular question that became popular since the…

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