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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,…

December 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“Where does seaweed go to look for a job?”/“The Kelp Wanted section.”

Many newspapers have a "help wanted" section. Kelp isn't that wanted, but there's a riddle: Q: Where does seaweed go to look for a job?A: The "Kelp Wanted" section of…

April 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“Where does the Easter bunny get his eggs?”/“From eggplants.”

An Easter riddle is: Q: Where does the Easter bunny get his eggs?A: From eggplants> The riddle was posted on the newsgroup Angelique'sSmorgaabord on March 20, 2008. “Eggplant: where…

June 15, 2022
Food/Drink

“Where is Beirut?”/“At the opposite end of a bay leaf.”

Beirut (the capital of Lebanon) should not be confused with "bay root," but there are jokes. "Q: Where is Beirut? / A: At the opposite end of a bay leaf. #WorstJokeEver" was…

August 29, 2025
Food/Drink

“Where is this magical black forest where ham comes from?”

Black Forest ham was named because it's from the Black Forest region of Germany. Many people hear "Black Forest" and think about a dark forest, filled with magical elves and witches.…

May 6, 2017
Food/Drink

“Where there’s a whisk, there’s a way”

"Where there's a will there's a way" is an old proverb. "Where there's a whisk, there's a way" is a cooking variation that has been printed on many images.…

December 12, 2010
Food/Drink

“Where there’s smoke, there’s toast”

"Where there's smoke, there's fire" is an old proverb. A popular variant is "where there's smoke, there's toast" -- meaning something was burnt. In the…

October 2, 2019
Food/Drink

“Where’s the best place to hide from a doctor?”/“An apple orchard.”

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a famous proverb. Are doctors afraid of apple orchards? "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. That's why I live in a giant apple in an apple…

April 9, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where’s the cheese grater?”/“Some say France…”

"Grater" sounds like the word "greater." A joke was posted on Twitter on June 13, 2012: "My wife was preparing lunch today when she asked, 'Where's the cheese…

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