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February 4, 2023
Food/Drink

“What’s a kinky Italian’s favorite dish?”/“Fetish-ini Alfredo.”

Fettuccine (a type of pasta) isn't composed of fetishes, but there are jokes. "Fetishini Alfredo #failedmenuitems" was posted on Twitter by VCTF on November 17, 2010. "Do…

August 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a KKK member’s favorite donut?”/“White powder.”

A Ku Klux Klan (KKK) joke is that its members favor "white powder" donuts. "Propaganda editors at both Dunkin' Donuts and the KKK are perpetually nervous about the phrase…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert?”/“Pi.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite dessert?A: Pi(e). The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008 and has been printed on several images. Yahoo! Answers…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite drink?”/“Root beer.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite drink?A: Root beer. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2016. “If you put root beer in a square cup, does it become…

October 27, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a monster’s favorite bean?”/“A human bean.”

A popular monster riddle is: Q: What's a monster's favorite bean?A: A human bean. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1996, when it was included in a Halloween joke list.…

November 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a penguin’s favorite type of pasta?”/“Penguini.”

"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…

February 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a pirate’s favorite cheese?”/“Cheddarrrr.”

A pirate riddle about cheese is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite cheese?A: Cheddarrrr / Havarrrrrti / Yarrrrrrrrlsberg. "'Pirate's favorite cheese?'…

February 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a pirate’s favorite cheese?”/“Havarrrrrti.”

A pirate riddle about cheese is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite cheese?A: Cheddarrrr / Havarrrrrti / Yarrrrrrrrlsberg. "'Pirate's favorite cheese?'…

February 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a pirate’s favorite cheese?”/“Yarrrrrrrrlsberg.”

A pirate riddle about cheese is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite cheese?A: Cheddarrrr / Havarrrrrti / Yarrrrrrrrlsberg. "'Pirate's favorite cheese?'…

September 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a pirate’s favorite food?”/“Arrrrrtichokes.”

A pirate riddle is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite food?A: Arrrrrtichokes. "What's a pirate's favorite food? an ARRRR-ange!" was cited on a message board in 2003.…

January 20, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a pirate’s favorite kind of cookie?”/“Ships Ahoy!”

A pirate riddle is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite kind of cookie?A: Ships Ahoy! The Chips Ahoy! cookie pun has been cited in print since at least 2003. Wikipedia: Chips Ahoy!Chips Ahoy!…

June 5, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a pizza’s favorite relative?”/“Aunt Chovie.”

"Aunt Chovy" (or "Aunt Chovie") is a pun on "anchovy." "'My Uncle Jim is a great fish-eater.' 'So's your Aunt Chovy'" was printed in…

June 5, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a pizza’s favorite relative?”/“Aunt Chovy.”

"Aunt Chovy" (or "Aunt Chovie") is a pun on "anchovy." "'My Uncle Jim is a great fish-eater.' 'So's your Aunt Chovy'" was printed in…

May 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s a porcupine’s favorite kind of sandwich?”/“Quilled cheese.”

Grilled cheese is not "quilled cheese," but there are jokes. "You know what a porcupine's favorite sandwich is, don't you? Quilled cheese" was posted on Reddit --…

April 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a pretzel’s favorite dance?”/“The Twist.”

There are at least two answers to a pretzel riddle. This version was posted on Twitter on May 18, 2010: Q: What's a pretzel's favorite dance?A: The Satlsa. A different answer was given on…

May 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“What’s a rangoon to a rangoblin?”

There are crab rangoons, but no crab rangoblins. "whats a rangoon to rangoblin" was posted on X/Twitter by Breyland on April 23, 2014. "what's a crab rangoon to a crab…

February 12, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a skier’s favorite lunch meat?”/“Slalami.”

The skiing term "slalom" is sometimes jokingly combined with "salami" to form the portmanteau word "slalami" or "slalomi." "The Slalami Promise: No more…

August 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s a survivalist’s favorite drink?”/“Dr Prepper.”

Dr Prepper (Dr Pepper + prepper) is a fictional soft drink name that has been printed on many images. "I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper: I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper. A funny soft drink…

February 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s a survivalist’s favorite soda?”/“Dr Prepper.”

Dr Prepper (Dr Pepper + prepper) is a fictional soft drink name that has been printed on many images. "I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper: I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper. A funny soft drink…

August 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a teddy bear’s favorite pasta?”/“Tagliateddy.”

A pun on "tagliatelle" pasta is: Q: What's a teddy bear's favorite pasta?A: Tagliateddy. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.happy.valley on January 12, 2002. Wikipedia:…

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