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December 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s Santa’s favorite sandwich?”/“Peanut butter and jolly.”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: What's Santa's favorite sandwich?A: Peanut butter and jolly. The "jelly"/"jolly" pun was printed in many newspapers in December 1988. 3…

December 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s Santa’s favorite snack food?”/“Crisp Pringles.”

"Kris Kringle" can sound like "crisp Pringles" (Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based crisps), and of course, there are jokes. "Last night I was visited…

March 5, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s shakin’ bacon?”

"What's shakin' bacon?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The rhyming expression means "What's happening" or "What's going on?" or…

February 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s something a drug dealer would never ask?”/“‘Is Pepsi okay?’”

Many diners ask for "coke" when they want a soda. If the establishment has Pepsi cola instead of Coca-Cola, a server usually asks, "Is Pepsi okay (as a substitute drink)?" Pepsi…

May 18, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s Stalin’s favorite coffee?”/“Represso.”

"Represso" (repression + espresso) is a jocular coffee term. "Is #represso the opposite of #espresso?" was posted on Twitter by Molly C Loar on November 19, 2013. "I made a…

February 7, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s the best day to eat bacon?”/“Fry-day.”

A bacon riddle is: Q: What's the best day to eat bacon (and eggs)?A: Fry-day. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. “What day does an Easter egg hate the…

July 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the best kind of pan to make sushi in?”/“Japan.”

A sushi riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 30, 2017: Q: What's the best kind of pan to make sushi in?A: Japan. The riddle -- slightly reworded -- was posted again on Reddit --…

February 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What’s the best month to make coffee?”/“Fe-brew-ary.”

Some people put the "brew" in "February" and spell it "febrewary." "October is the great time for brewing ale, we believe, but we should have thought…

February 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s the best pancake topping?”/“More pancakes.”

A pancake riddle is: Q: What's the best pancake topping?A: More pancakes! "Best topping is MORE pancakes" was posted on Twitter on March 8, 2011. "The best topping for pancakes…

July 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s the best thing for a hangover?”/“Drink loads the night before.”

A joke about hangovers is: Q: What's the best thing for a hangover?A: Drink loads the night before. The question really meant how to "cure" a hangover, but the answer provided how to…

May 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s the best thing to eat with jacket potatoes?”/“Button mushrooms.”

A riddle about "jacket" potatoes and "button" mushrooms is: Q: What's the best thing to eat with jacket potatoes?A: Button mushrooms. The joke has been cited in print since…

November 26, 2014
Food/Drink

“What’s the best thing to put into a cake or pie?”/“Your teeth.”

"What is the best thing to put into a cake/pie?" is a classic joke. "Your teeth" is the answer. "What is the best thing to put in pie?" has been cited in print since…

December 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the best way to eat a hot dog?”/“With relish.”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterFoodies' Night In‏@FoodiesNiteInQ5. With RELISH... Best way to finish a hot dog? Pickled veg faves? Spicy ethnic spins? Grilled or raw onions? #FNIchat3:24…

April 3, 2019
Food/Drink

“What’s the best way to serve a stack of puncakes?”/“Syruptitiously.”

"Syruptitiously" is a portmanteau of the words "syrup" and "surreptitiously." "Pass the Log Cabin, said Tom syruptitiously" is a Tom Swifty that was posted…

November 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the best way to stuff a turkey?”/“Take him out for pizza and ice cream!”

A riddle about stuffing a turkey is: Q: What's the best way to stuff a turkey?A: Take him out for pizza and ice cream! The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2001. Google…

March 21, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the coldest vegetable?”/“Arctichoke.”

What's the coldest vegetable? A cucumbrrr? Brrroccoli? A chili (chilly) pepper? Iceberg lettuce? An arctichoke? "Broccoli is probably the coldest vegetable out there" was posted on…

March 21, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the coldest vegetable?”/“Brrroccoli.”

What's the coldest vegetable? A cucumbrrr? Brrroccoli? A chili (chilly) pepper? Iceberg lettuce? An arctichoke? "Broccoli is probably the coldest vegetable out there" was posted on…

March 21, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the coldest vegetable?”/“Chili pepper.”

What's the coldest vegetable? A cucumbrrr? Brrroccoli? A chili (chilly) pepper? Iceberg lettuce? An arctichoke? "Broccoli is probably the coldest vegetable out there" was posted on…

March 21, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the coldest vegetable?”/“Chilly pepper.”

What's the coldest vegetable? A cucumbrrr? Brrroccoli? A chili (chilly) pepper? Iceberg lettuce? An arctichoke? "Broccoli is probably the coldest vegetable out there" was posted on…

March 21, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the coldest vegetable?”/“Cucumbrrr.”

What's the coldest vegetable? A cucumbrrr? Brrroccoli? A chili (chilly) pepper? Iceberg lettuce? An arctichoke? "Broccoli is probably the coldest vegetable out there" was posted on…

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