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February 23, 2023
Food/Drink

“What’s an anagram of “thaws’”

"What’s is an anagram of 'thaws'" was posted on the newsgroup uk.rec.sheds on February 21, 2000. "What's an anagram of thaw" was posted on Twitter by Neil…

March 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s an Irish windbreaker?”/“Someone who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage.”

A "windbreaker" is a coat. A popular St. Patrick's Day joke about another kind of wind is: Q: What's an Irish windbreaker?A: Someone who's had too much corned beef and…

October 22, 2019
Food/Drink

“What’s an ISIS terrorist’s favorite wine?”/“A Zinfidel.”

Zinfandel is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. "Zinfidel" is a jocular portmanteau word of "Zinfandel" and "infidel." "That makes me want to open a terrorist…

February 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s better than eating a mandarin?”/“Eating Amanda out.”

A pun about eating a mandarin orange is: Q: What's better than eating a mandarin?A: Eating Amanda out. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.flame.james.ngygook on June 23, 1996. Wikipedia:…

July 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s better than enchiladas?”/“n+1 chiladas.”

"Enchilada" might sound like "n-chilada" to a mathematician. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on July 24, 2021: Q: What's better than enchiladas?A: n+1 chiladas.…

November 9, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s Bigfoot’s favorite Thanksgiving side?”/“Sas-squash.”

Sasquatch (Bigfoot) has nothing to do with squash, but several jokes involve "sas-squash" or "sass-squash." "What do you call a squash with an attitude? A SASS-SQUASH!…

March 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s black and doesn’t work?”/“Decaf coffee, you racist.”

"What's black and doesn't work?"/"Decaf coffee, you racist" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The joke was posted on Twitter on February 16, 2012. The…

February 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s blue and looks like a tomato?”/“A red tomato in disguise.”

A tomato riddle is: Q: What's blue and looks like a tomato?A: A red tomato is disguise. The riddle was posted on Twitter by "anti joke apple" on April 11, 2014. “What’s yellow…

October 14, 2019
Food/Drink

“What’s cookin’?” (What’s cooking?”)

"What's cooking?" originally meant exactly that. However, 'What's cooking?" (or "What's cookin'?") has come to mean "What's…

January 3, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s Darth Vader’s favorite Canadian dish?”/“Palpoutine.”

The Star Wars film character of Emperor Palpatine has nothing to do with the Canadian dish of poutine, but there have been several puns. "The Canadian Emperor's name is Pal Poutine"…

June 30, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s half fruit, half dog and is rather sad?”/“A melon collie.”

A "melancholy" riddle is: Q: What's half fruit, half dog and is rather sad?A: A melon collie. "Half dog and half fruit..A real melon-collie pup/baby" was posted on the…

January 12, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s larger than a pico de gallo?”/“A kilo de gallo.”

The Mexican dish of "pico de gallo" is not a metric prefix, but there have been jokes. "I got a burrito at lunch just to quip that with the amount of salsa they put on, they should…

January 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s long and thin, covered in skin, red in parts and goes in tarts?”/“Rhubarb.”

A food riddle -- with sexual innuendo -- is: Q: What's long and thin, covered in skin, red in parts, and goes in tarts?A: Rhubarb. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1974.…

June 12, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s next, is vinegar going to be renamed vi?”

The Black Lives Matter movement resulted in some name changes, such as the band Lady Antebellum changing to the name Lady A. This was posted on Sickipedia on June 12, 2020: "Episodes of Fawlty…

September 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s red and green and wears boxing gloves?”/“A fruit punch.”

A fruit punch riddle is: Q: What's red and green and wears boxing gloves?A: A fruit punch. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2000. Google BooksSuper-Duper Good Clean Jokes for…

January 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s red and invisible?”/“No tomatoes.”

A philosophical riddle is: Q: What's red and invisible?A: No tomatoes. The joke has been cited in print since at least the late 1980s. Google BooksNew SocietyVolumes 83-841988Pg. 60:I was told…

October 8, 2025
Food/Drink

“What’s red, made of strawberries, and sucks your blood?”/“A jampire.”

The portmanteau word "jampire" ("jam" + "vampire") has had several uses, and has appeared in jokes. "Jampire" has been used with the music sense of…

December 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s red, white and blue at Christmas time?”/“A sad candy cane.”

The American flag is red, white and blue. Candy canes are usually white, with red stripes. A riddle was printed in Boys' Life magazine in March 1980: Teacher: What's red, white, and blue?…

December 1, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s Santa Claus’s favorite drink?”/“White Claws.”

White Claw Hard Seltzer has nothing to do with Santa Claus, but there are jokes. "Does Santa drink White Claus?" was posted on Twitter by Nath on October 18, 2018. "Does Santa drink…

December 1, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s Santa’s favorite alcoholic drink?”/“White Claus.”

White Claw Hard Seltzer has nothing to do with Santa Claus, but there are jokes. "Does Santa drink White Claus?" was posted on Twitter by Nath on October 18, 2018. "Does Santa drink…

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