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July 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why can’t eggs have love?”/“They will break up too soon.”

An egg riddle is: Q: Why can't eggs have love?A: They will break up too soon. The riddle was posted on Twitter by DadJoke on May 11, 2020. Twitter DadJoke@dadjoke123Why can't eggs have…

April 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why can’t someone look at me the same way I look at pizza?”

"Why can't someone look at me the same way I look at pizza?" is a jocular one-line pizza saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on December 5,…

November 4, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you take a turkey to church?”/“Because they use fowl language.”

A Thanksgiving turkey riddle is: Q: Why can't you take a turkey to church?A: Because they use fowl language. The turkey joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. 29 November 2002,…

June 23, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you trust lemons?”/“Because they’re seedy!”

"Seedy" has a double meaning, and there are several food jokes. "Why does your mom disapprove of sesame bagels? because they're seedy" was posted on Twitter by arleigh on…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you trust tacos?”/“They tend to spill the beans.”

To "spill the beans" means to reveal a secret. A riddle is: Q: Why can’t you trust a taco?A: It might spill the beans. "Q: Why can't you trust tacos? A: They tend to spill the…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you trust a taco?”/“It might spill the beans.”

To "spill the beans" means to reveal a secret. A riddle is: Q: Why can’t you trust a taco?A: It might spill the beans. "Q: Why can't you trust tacos? A: They tend to spill the…

July 11, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you trust an Everything Bagel?”/“They’re pretty seedy!”

"Seedy" has a double meaning, and there are several food jokes. "Why does your mom disapprove of sesame bagels? because they're seedy" was posted on Twitter by arleigh on…

May 5, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why can’t you trust burritos to keep a secret?”/“They tend to spill the beans.”

To "spill the beans" means to reveal a secret. A riddle is: Q: Why can’t you trust burritos to keep a secret?A: They tend to spill the beans. "Q: Why can’t you trust a burrito?…

January 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why couldn’t the blonde bob for apples?”/“Her brother was using the toilet.”

Bobbing for apples is usually done in a water bucket, but there's a popular "dumb blonde" joke: Q: Why couldn't the blonde bob for apples?A: Her brother was using the toilet!…

October 31, 2019
Food/Drink

“Why couldn’t the egg quit smoking?”/“Because he’d Benedicted to it.”

"Benedicted" sounds like "been addicted," and there have been several "Eggs Benedict" puns. "When I lay an egg around here, it's just ignored! That's…

August 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why couldn’t the Italian chef get into his house?”/“Because he had gnocchi.”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterChris Felax‏ @robotpainWhy couldn't the Italian chef get into his house using pasta? (He had gnocchi) #BadJokes #Gnocchi3:38 PM - 29 Nov 2010 TwitterLebs‏…

January 1, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why couldn’t the sesame seed leave the casino?”/“Because he was on a roll.”

A popular children's joke is: Q: Why couldn't the sesame seed leave the casino?A: Because he was on a roll. The popular pun has been cited in print since at least 2004.…

September 15, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why couldn’t Covid get a drink at the bar?”/“Because Covid 19.”

A Covid-19 riddle is: Q: Why couldn’t Covid get a drink at the bar?A: Because Covid 19. That is, Covid-19 is under (age) 21. The joke was posted on Twitter by Biggie Longs on September 5, 2020.…

April 30, 2023
Food/Drink

“Why did Jesus make stir fry in the South China Sea?”/“To prove that he could wok on water.”

"Wok" sounds like "walk," and there are many jokes. "Who can forget Neil Diamond's classic, 'Wok on Water'? I think he wrote it for Emeril..." was…

January 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why did John jump up and down before drinking his juice?”/“The box said, “Shake well.’”

A popular joke about boxes that say "shake well" is: Q: Why did Johnny jump up and down before drinking his juice?A: Because the box said, 'Shake well.'" Forms of the…

April 17, 2011
Food/Drink

“Why did the apple turnover?”/“Because it saw the banana split.”

Popular food riddles (also word riddles) involve the apple turnover and the banana split. These jokes have been repeated over many years on the children's sections of newspapers and magazines.…

January 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why did the apple turnover?”/“Because it saw the cheese roll.”

There are several apple turnover riddles that involve a jelly roll, a cheese roll and a sausage roll. This was printed in the Uniontown (PA) Evening Standard on August 3, 1961: Q: Why did the apple…

January 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why did the apple turnover?”/“Because it saw the jelly roll.”

There are several apple turnover riddles that involve a jelly roll, a cheese roll and a sausage roll. This was printed in the Uniontown (PA) Evening Standard on August 3, 1961: Q: Why did the apple…

January 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why did the apple turnover?”/“Because it saw the sausage roll.”

There are several apple turnover riddles that involve a jelly roll, a cheese roll and a sausage roll. This was printed in the Uniontown (PA) Evening Standard on August 3, 1961: Q: Why did the apple…

October 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why did the baby ganoush grow up big and strong?”/“It had good auber-genes.”

Eggplant is also called aubergine, and there's a joke: Q: Why did the baby ganoush grow up big and strong?A: It had good auber-genes. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2011.…

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