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October 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why do vampires drink blood?”/“Because coffee keeps them awake all day!”

A vampire riddle has been cited in print since at least 1990: Q: Why do vampires drink blood?A: Because root beer makes them burp. A different punchline has been cited in at least 1998: Q: Why do…

October 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why do vampires drink blood?”/“Root beer makes them burp.”

A vampire riddle has been cited in print since at least 1990: Q: Why do vampires drink blood?A: Because root beer makes them burp. A different punchline has been cited in at least 1998: Q: Why do…

April 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why do vegetarians like parallel lines?”/“Because they don’t meat.”

A vegetarian riddle is: Q: Why do vegetarians like parallel lines?A: Because they don’t meat (meet). "HAHA parallel lines are vegetarians, there lines DO NOT MEAT" was posted on Twitter…

January 17, 2015
Food/Drink

“Why do we bake cookies and cook bacon?”

"Why do we bake cookies and cook bacon?" is a jocular one-liner that has been cited in print since at least 2006. It's not known who first used the line. Geeks to Go…

December 3, 2022
Food/Drink

“Why do we call them olives and not Greece’s Pieces?”

"why do we call them olives and not Greece’s pieces" was posted on Twitter by Kerry on Wayward Son on August 17, 2020, and the tweet received over 38,200 likes. "Greece's…

April 21, 2019
Food/Drink

“Why do we color Easter eggs?”/“Because Jesus dyed for your sins.”

A riddle about Easter eggs is: Q: Why do we color Easter eggs?A: Because Jesus dyed for your sins. "Always remember, Jesus dyed Easter eggs for your sins" was posted on Twitter by Zac…

September 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why do we drink water?”/“Because we can’t eat it.”

A riddle about water is: Q: Why do we drink water?A: Because we can't eat it. The question is often asked by a teacher and answered by a student. The riddle has been cited in print since at…

December 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why do we have applesauce and mashed potatoes and not mashed apples and potatosauce?”

Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…

April 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why do we paint Easter eggs?”/“Because it’s easier than trying to wallpaper them.”

An Easter riddle is: Q: Why do we paint Easter eggs?A: Because it's easier than trying to wallpaper them. The joke was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on April 18, 2003. “Why do we…

January 18, 2015
Food/Drink

“Why do we put candles on top of a birthday cake?” (joke)

A popular joke about birthday cake is: Q: Why do we put candles on top of a birthday cake?A: Because it's too hard to put them on the bottom! The joke has been cited in print since at least…

September 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why do worms taste like chewing gum?”/“Because they’re wrigleys.”

A chewing gum riddle is: Q: Why do worms taste like chewing gum?A: Because they're wrigleys. The pun is on the word "wriggle" and "Wrigley" (a brand of chewing gum). The…

March 31, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why does a Frenchman have only one egg in his omelet?” (joke)

"Un oeuf" (French for "one egg") sounds like "enough," prompting the pun: Q: Why does a Frenchman have only one egg in his omelet?A: Because one egg is un oeuf. The…

August 10, 2012
Food/Drink

“Why does a round pizza come in a square box?”

"Why does a round piza come in a square box" is a question that has been added to many lists of supposedly unanswerable (or "stupid") questions. A frequently given answer is…

July 16, 2014
Food/Drink

“Why does beer go through your system so fast?” (joke)

"Why does beer go through your system so fast? Becuase it doesn't have to stop to change color!" is an old joke about the color of beer. It's not known how old the joke is, but…

February 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why does cheese look sane?”/“Because everything else on the plate is crackers.”

A cheese riddle is: Q: Why does cheese look sane?A: Because everything else on the plate is crackers. "Why does cheese look sane? Because everyone else on the plate is crackers" was…

September 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why does cling wrap stick to everything except what you want it to?”

Many people have noticed that cling wrap (food wrap) sticks to everything except what you want it to cling to. "gah why does cling wrap stick to everything except the pot you're trying to…

July 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why does cooking take like 5 hours and eating like 3 seconds and washing dishes like 7 days”

"Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…

July 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why does cooking take like 6 hours and eating like 3 seconds and washing dishes like 7 days”

"Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…

October 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why does Dr Pepper come in a bottle?” (dirty joke)

Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink that was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas. A popular off-color Dr Pepper joke is: Q: Why does Cr Pepper come in a bottle?A: Because his…

February 8, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why does fried duck get golden, crispy and delicious?”/“The mallard reaction.”

The Maillard reaction is the chemical reaction that gives browned food *such as grilled meat) its flavor. "Maillard" has nothing to do with "mallard" (a duck), but there have…

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