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May 13, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where do eggs stay on vacation?”/“Hollandaise Inn.”

"Hollandaise Inn" is a jocular name for a hotel, seemingly a combination of the names of Holiday Inn and Days Inn. The name "Hollandaise Inn" was print in newspapers in 1977,…

October 13, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ghosts go out?”/“Where they can get boos and sheet faced.”

Ghosts are often depicted wearing sheets and saying "boo." Several popular Halloween jokes have ghosts with "boos" ("booze') and getting "sheet-faced"…

April 27, 2025
Food/Drink

“Where do I buy French onions to make French onion soup?”

French onion soup doesn't require French onions, but there are jokes. This was posted on X/Tiwtter by 🥴steph🥴 on January 23, 2023: "Making soup. How do you know which onions are…

May 5, 2023
Food/Drink

“Where do I get seeds to start my own beer garden?”/“The Burpee catalog, of course.”

The word "garden" usually evokes images of plants, such as tomato plants. A garden usually doesn't grow beer. "Where do you get the seeds to start a beer garden?" was…

August 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“Where do Martians drink beer?”/“At a Mars bar.”

A pun on the "Mars" chocolate bar is: Q: Where do Martians drink beer?A: At a Mars bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Mars (chocolate bar)Mars is a…

January 9, 2016
Food/Drink

“Where do poor meatballs live?”/“In the spaghetto.”

A popular joke about spaghetti and meatballs is: Q: Where do poor meatballs live?A: In the spaghetto. The joke was cited on Twitter on October 31, 2012 and went viral in January 2013. TwitterSamuel…

June 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where do Russians get their milk?”/“From Mos-cows.”

A milk riddle has been cited in print since at least 2004: Q: Where do Russians get their milk?A: From Mos-cows. A different wording to the riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 1,…

June 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“Where do smart hot dogs end up?”/“On honor rolls.”

A popular hot dog pun is: Q: Where do smart hot dogs end up?A: On honor rolls. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. Google BooksThe Little Giant Book of RiddlesBy Joseph…

August 18, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where do steak fingers come from?”/“Cowhands.”

Where do steak fingers come from? "At an awards banquet for my daughter. Just served steak fingers. Where do steak fingers come from? This thought bothers me" was posted on Twitter by…

April 14, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where do vegetarians go on holiday?”/“Quornwall.”

"Quornwall" is a jocular portmanteau word that combines "Quorn" (a meat substitute popular in the UK) and "Cornwall" (a county in the UK). "I also spelt…

October 9, 2021
Food/Drink

“Where do water droplets go to settle arguments?”/“The Supreme Quart.”

"Supreme Court" is different from "supreme quart," but there are jokes. "The ultimate liquid measure is the supreme quart. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the…

March 24, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do you find eggs in a supermarket?”/“In exile (eggs aisle).”

"Exile" sounds like "eggs aisle," and there are jokes. "Eggs Aisle" is track 10 on Live from Space (2013), the first and only live album by American rapper Mac Miller…

September 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“Where do you find stewed tomatoes?”/“Try the salad bar.”

People get "stewed" (drunk) at a bar. There's a pun: Shopper: I'm looking for stewed tomatoes. Clerk: Try the salad bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008.…

December 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“Where do you go to get help with a cheese addiction?”/“Briehab.”

"Briehab" (brie + rehab) is where someone might go who is addicted to cheese. Brie is a soft cow's-milk cheese. "Fake Word Of the Day: Briehab" was posted on Twitter by…

December 27, 2016
Food/Drink

“Where do you go to weigh a pie?”/“Somewhere over the rainbow.”

"Over the Rainbow" is a famous song in the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). The lyric "Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high" has famous misheard lyrics (a

June 28, 2022
Food/Drink

“Where do you put illegal cheese?”/“Solid dairy confinement.”

"Solitary confinement" shouldn't be confused with "solid dairy confinement," but there are jokes. "Where do you put illegal cheese? Solid dairy confinement!" was…

June 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“Where does a coffee maker go when it dies?”/“Percolatory.”

"Percolatory" (percolate + circulatory system) refers to drinking a lot of caffeine. "Good morning, nurse, I'll take the IV to my percolatory system now. #TeamCoffee" was…

April 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“Where does a smart nut go?”/“Into macadamia.”

"Academia" should not be confused with "macadamia" (a nut), but there are jokes. Wikipedia: AcademyAn academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία)…

June 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“Where does French cheese get its flavor?”/“From age.”

"Fromage" (French for "cheese") has nothing to do with the English words "from age," but there are jokes. "A One hundred year old man died after eating some…

June 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where does Russian milk come from?”/“Moscows.”

A milk riddle has been cited in print since at least 2004: Q: Where do Russians get their milk?A: From Mos-cows. A different wording to the riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 1,…

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