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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:…

October 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit?”/“A blood orange.”

A popular vampire riddle is: Q: What's a vampire's favorite fruit?A: A blood orange. "Q: What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit? A: Blood orange" was cited in a 1991 newspaper…

May 19, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit?”/“A necktarine.”

The nectarine isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What's a vampire's favorite fruit?A: A necktarine. The pun was cited with other Halloween jokes on the newsgroup…

May 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite ice cream?”/“Veinilla.”

A popular children's Halloween pun is: Q: What's a vampire's favorite ice cream?A: Veinilla. The "veinilla" (vein + vanilla) joke has been cited in print since at least…

July 14, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a volcano’s favorite dessert?”/“BakLava.”

"Baklava" (a Turkish pastry dessert) doesn't contain "lava," but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on December 9, 2016: Q: What's a volcano's…

July 16, 2019
Food/Drink

“What’s a web designer’s favorite tea?”/“URL Grey.”

Many people pronounce "URL" as "Earl," leading to puns about "URL Grey tea." "URL grey?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.devilbunnies on November 24, 1999.…

December 29, 2019
Food/Drink

“What’s a werewolf’s favorite sauce?”/“Béchamel, because it starts with a rouuuuuuuux.”

Do werewolves like béchamel sauce? A riddle was posted on Twitter by "Caelyn Sandel is still here" on October 21, 2019: Q: What's a werewolf's favorite sauce?A: Béchamel,…

May 28, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a wok?”/“Something you fwow at a wabbit.”

A popular riddle about a wok (a cooking utensil) has been printed on several images: Q: What is a wok?A: Something you fwow at a wabbit when you don't have a wifle. The dialect is that of…

April 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s an Amish person’s favorite kind of 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.…

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