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June 7, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s the fastest fast food?”/“Lamb-burger-inis.”

A fast food riddle is: Q: What's the fastest fast food?A: Lamb-burger-inis. The fast food joke was posted on the website PunGents on March 26, 2015. Wikipedia: LamborghiniAutomobili…

October 15, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the fastest vegetable?”/“A runner bean.”

A "runner bean" isn't necessarily athletic, but there's a riddle: Q: What is the fastest vegetable?A: The runner bean! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1972.…

June 17, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s the funniest bunch of fruit?”/“A pun-net of strawberries.”

A "punnet" is a small box for fruits and vegetables. The word sounds like it's a "pun net" or "net of puns." This riddle was posted on the website Pun of the Day…

February 4, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s the greatest cheese of all time?”/“GOAT cheese.”

A goat cheese riddle is: Q: What's the greatest cheese of all time?A: GOAT cheese. "GOAT" is slang meaning "Greatest Of All Time." The joke was posted on Twitter on…

December 1, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the hardest part of making a vegan pizza?”/“Skinning the vegan.”

A joke about vegans was posted on Reddit on December 1, 2016: "What's the hardest part of making a vegan pizza? Skinning the vegan." “Are Girl Scout cookies made from real Girl…

September 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s the heaviest soup in the world?”/“Wonton soup.”

A "wonton" dumpling sounds like "one ton," and there's a riddle: Q: What's the heaviest soup in the world?A: Wonton soup. "In 1411, the heaviest soup ever made…

November 2, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?”/“The turkey.”

A popular riddle about Thanksgiving dinner is: Q: What's the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?A: The turkey. The riddle was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on November 25, 1999.…

March 31, 2014
Food/Drink

“What’s the kindest vegetable?”/“A sweet potato.”

A popular food riddle is: "What's the kindest vegetable?""A sweet potato." The sweet potato riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006. Wikipedia: Sweet potatoThe…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s the most dishonest berry?”/“A LIEberry.”

There isn't a "berry" in the word "library," but it sometimes sounds like that. "Why is it called a liberry when it isn't even a berry?" was posted on…

November 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the most heartbreaking herb?”/“Bae leaves.”

A "bay leaf" has nothing to do with a "bae," but there are jokes. "Q: What's the most heartbreaking herb? A: Bae leaves" was posted on Twitter by Normal Kane on…

July 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the most musical part of a turkey?”/“The drumstick.”

A turkey riddle is: Q: What's the most musical part of a turkey?A.: The drumstick. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1998. Google Groups: alt.teens.penpalsA Question I have…

December 23, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s the most popular Christmas wine?”/“I don’t like Brussels sprouts!”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: What's the most popular Christmas wine?A: "I don't like Brussels sprouts!" The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2005. Google Books1,001…

January 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the most popular spice in hell?”/“Sinnamon.”

There is no "sin" in "cinnamon," but there are jokes and riddles. "Sinnamon is the devil's spice" was posted on Twitter by M@ on August 10, 2013.…

October 5, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s the only thing a vegan kills?”/“A conversation.”

British-Irish comedian Jimmy Carr told a joke about vegans on the television British game show A League of Their Own on October 3, 2019. "'You’re a vegan aren’t you, Romesh?' ...…

November 18, 2021
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s the opposite of a cool cat?”/“A hot dog.”

A hot dog riddle has been cited in print since at least 1969: Q: What's the opposite of a hot dog?A: A cool cat. A different form has been cited since at least 1980: Q: What is the opposite of…

April 25, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the opposite of a croissant?”/“A happy uncle.”

"Croissant" can sound like "cross aunt." A riddle is: Q: What's the opposite of a croissant?A: A happy uncle. The riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on September 16,…

January 3, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s the opposite of a fish out of water?”/“A fish in sea.”

"A fish in sea" sounds like the word "efficiency." There have been several puns and riddles. "Efficiency (A Fish In Sea), a film about a man's preoccupation with…

November 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the opposite of a hot dog?”/“A chili dog.”

If "hot" is the opposite of "chilly," are "hot dogs" the opposite of "chili dogs"? "Realized that the difference between a hot dog and chili dog is…

November 18, 2021
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s the opposite of a hot dog?”/“A cool cat.”

A hot dog riddle has been cited in print since at least 1969: Q: What's the opposite of a hot dog?A: A cool cat. A different form has been cited since at least 1980: Q: What is the opposite of…

May 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s the opposite of a tsunami?”/“A microwave.”

A riddle about a microwave is: Q: What's the opposite of a tsunami?A: A microwave. "'Where in the house can you find the opposite of a tsunami? The microwave!' - Band…

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