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January 6, 2023
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s a cat’s favorite condiment?”/“Moustard.”

A cat riddle is: Q: What's a cat's favorite condiment?A: Mayo. (pronounced like "Meow!")A: Moustard. (mouse + mustard)A: Catsup.A: Whiskershire sauce. TwitterCat…

January 6, 2023
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s a cat’s favorite condiment?”/“Whiskershire sauce.”

A cat riddle is: Q: What's a cat's favorite condiment?A: Mayo. (pronounced like "Meow!")A: Moustard. (mouse + mustard)A: Catsup.A: Whiskershire sauce. TwitterCat…

December 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a chef’s weapon of choice?”/“A salt rifle.”

The term "assault rifle" has led to some "a salt rifle" jokes. "What is the chef's signature gun? 'A salt rifle'" was posted on Twitter on November 5,…

February 3, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a chicken’s favorite vegetable?”/“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 26, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a comedian’s least favorite drink?”/“Booze.”

A "booze" ("boos") pun is: Q: What's a comedian's least favorite drink?A: Booze. The joke was cited on Twitter on May 20, 2015, but became popular after it was posted…

May 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“What’s a crab rangoon to a crab 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…

October 4, 2021
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s a dog’s favorite Greek sweet pastry?”/“Barklava.”

"Baklava" is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, popular in Mediterranean countries such as Greece and Turkey. Some people have suggested that there should be a dog treat called…

April 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a farmer’s favorite raisin?”/“A barn raisin.”

"Raisin" can sound like "raising." "What is an Amish man's favorite dried fruit? A barn raisin!" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 9, 2014.…

January 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a fresh vegetable?”/“One that insults a farmer.”

What's a fresh vegetable? A riddle has been cited in print since at least 1979: Q: What do you call a carrot that insults a farmer?A: A fresh vegetable. Another form of the joke was posted on…

October 26, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a ghost’s favorite fruit?”/“Boo-berry.”

"Boo-berry" (or "booberry") is a popular Halloween spelling for "blueberry." The spelling was popularized by the "Boo Berry" monster cereal by the General…

November 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a killer whale’s favorite pasta?”/“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…

December 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a killer whale’s favorite 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 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?'…

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