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June 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why don’t they serve chocolate in prison?”/“Because it makes you break out.”

Chocolate has a reputation (perhaps undeserved) for giving some people acne. There's a "chocolate makes you break out" pun: Q: Why don't they serve chocolate in prison? A:…

March 8, 2018
Food/Drink

“Why don’t vegans take risks?”/“Because their life could be at steak.”

A vegan riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 8, 2018: Q: Why don't vegans take risks?A: Because their life could be at steak. “You kill vegetarian vampires with a steak to the…

November 2, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why don’t you eat fish on Thanksgiving?”/“Because Thanksgiving never falls on a fry day.”

People usually eat turkey -- and not fish -- on Thanksgiving, and there's a riddle: Q; Why don't you eat fish on Thanksgiving?A: Because Thanksgiving never falls on a FRY-day. The joke…

September 22, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why don’t you get out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini?”

"Tales of Hoffman" by Irving Hoffman stated in The Hollywood Reporter (Hollywood, CA) on August 14, 1937: "Someone recalled the following line of swell dialog the other day, but…

October 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why don’t zombies eat ghosts?”/“Because they taste like sheet.”

"Sheet" sounds like "shit." "do you know what ghosts taste like? Sheet!" was posted on Twitter by Brian Korte on February 1, 2017. "Why don’t zombies eat ghost?…

June 13, 2019
Food/Drink

“Why don’t hamburger buns get along?”/“There’s always beef between them.”

The word "beef" can mean a food or an argument. "Why did the two buns stop talking to eat other? There was beef between them" was posted on Twitter by bianca on June 11, 2014.…

March 15, 2015
Food/Drink

“Why don’t seagulls live by the bay?”/“Because then they’d be bagels.”

One popular animal joke (also a food joke) is: Q: Why do seagulls live near the sea?A: Because if they lived near the bay, they'd be called bagels. The joke has been cited in print since at…

October 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“Why don’t skeletons like Halloween candy?”/“They don’t have the stomach for it.”

A skeleton riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on September 29, 2000: Q: Why didn't the skeleton eat the cafeteria food?A: Because he didn't have the stomach for it! A similar…

March 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“Why don’t they just make the Tupperware spaghetti colored right there at the factory?”

Tupperware often is used for spaghetti and becomes the color of spaghetti sauce. "[Million dollar idea] : Spaghetti Sauce colored Tupperware" was posted on Twitter by Wizard of…

September 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why don’t vegetarians hold grudges?”/“Because they never have beef with anyone!”

"Vegetarians have no beef with anyone" is a jocular saying that has been printed on a bumper sticker. "As a vegetarian ..... I have no beef with anyone!" was posted on the…

May 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why go out for hamburger, when I’ve got steak at home?”

American actor Paul Newman (1925-2008) married American actress Joanne Woodward in 1958. In a Playboy magazine interview in July 1968, Newman was asked about his 10-year marriage and the temptation…

September 7, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why have abs when you can have kebabs?”

"Why have abs when you can have kebabs" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on January 15, 2010. TwitterCheyne Abdullah‏…

February 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why is a colt like an egg?”/“It must be broken before it can be used.”

"Eggs as well as colts must be broken before they can be used" was printed in the Vermont Watchman & State Journal (Montpelier, VT) on May 9, 1883. "Why is an egg like a colt?…

August 25, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Why is a dog scared of a fire?”/“It doesn’t want to become a hot dog.”

A hot dog riddle is: Q: Why is a dog scared of a fire?A: It doesn't want to become a hot dog. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Klosi JokesCategory: Dog jokesDate Added:…

October 27, 2016
Food/Drink

“Why is a ghost such a messy eater?”/“Because he is always a goblin.”

A popular Halloween riddle about ghosts and goblins is: Q: Why is a ghost a messy eater?A: Because he is always a goblin. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. Google Groups:…

February 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why is a map of Turkey-in-Europe like a dripping pan?”/“Because there is Greece at the bottom.”

The nation of "Greece" is often used as a joke for the word "grease." "Why is a map of Turkey-in-Europe like a dripping pan? Because there is Greece at the bottom" was…

December 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why is a salad shooter like the end of a church sermon?”/“Lettuce spray.”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterWeird Santa V‏ @weirdsavantWhat does a clergyman use to get rid of garden pests?Lettuce spray.4:43 PM - 31 Aug 2017 Reddit -- 3amjokesWhy is a salad shooter like…

May 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“Why is American beer served cold?”/“So you can tell it from urine.”

A European joke about American beer is: Q: Why is American beer served cold?A: So you can tell it from urine. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1991. David Moulton has been credited…

April 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“Why is an empty champagne bottle like an orphan?”/“Because it has lost its pop.”

A champagne riddle is: Q: Why is an empty champagne bottle like an orphan?A: Because it has lost its pop The joke has been cited in print since at least 1870. Google BooksThe “Hokey Pokey” Joke…

December 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“Why is apple sauce not called mashed apples and why is mashed potatoes not called potato sauce?”

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

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