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October 1, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between a vaccine passport and a yellow star?”/“82 years.”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccine mandates, where people were required to show proof of vaccination (sometimes on paper and sometimes on a smart phone). It reminded many…

July 12, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a lawyer on a motorcycle?” (lawyer joke)

A lawyer joke is: Q: What’s the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a lawyer on a motorcycle? A: The vacuum cleaner has the dirt bag on the inside. The joke has been cited in print since at…

February 8, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between an Afghani military base and a Pakistani elementary school?” (joke)

A military joke about drone killing has been printed on many images: Q: What's the difference between an Afghani military base and a Pakistani elementary school?A: I don't know. I just…

November 5, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between communism & a pencil?”/“The pencil works on things other than paper.”

It's sometimes said that communism works on paper, but not in reality. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 10, 2015: Q: What's the similarity between communism and a…

May 24, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between COVID and a Karen?” (NSFW joke)

A NSFW riddle about the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on April 19, 2020: Q: What's the difference between COVID and a Karen?A: One's a contagion, the…

May 31, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between COVID-19 and your mom?” (NSFW joke)

A coronavirus riddle (NSFW) was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on March 19, 2020: Q: What's the difference between COVID-19 and your mom?A: COVID-19 doesn't spread as fast. Wikipedia:…

September 2, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between God and a federal court judge?” (joke)

A popular joke is told about a person (or a person in a particular profession) with a high opinion of himself or herself. The following joke about doctors was told in 1995: "The difference…

June 9, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between Middle Earth and New York City?”/“Two towers.”

Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One riddle is: Q: What's the difference between…

August 24, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between socialism and democratic socialism?” (meme)

Two similar memes about democratic socialism have been printed on many images. The following meme was posted by The Atlas Society on Twitter and Facebook on February 12, 2019: "Teacher:…

May 18, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between unlawful and illegal?” (joke)

A popular joke about legal definitions is: Q: What's the difference between "unlawful" and "illegal"?A: "Unlawful" means "against the law."…

December 6, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between USA and USB?” (joke)

A popular computer riddle is: Q: What's the difference between USA and USB?A: One connects to all of your devices and accesses the data, and the other is a hardware standard. The joke was…

October 1, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the difference between vaccine papers and a yellow star?”/“82 years.”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccine mandates, where people were required to show proof of vaccination (sometimes on paper and sometimes on a smart phone). It reminded many…

July 4, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the main difference between a duck and George Washington?” (riddle)

George Washington (1732-1799) is on the U.S. one dollar bill. This riddle by comedian Jay Leno was printed in his book Jay Leno's How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (2005) and…

January 31, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the main religion of most ghosts?”/“Boo dism.”

A religion riddle is: Q: What's the main religion of most ghosts?A: Boo dism. Forms of the pun on "Buddhism" have been cited in print since at least 2004. Wikipedia: BuddhismBuddhism…

February 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the point of being afraid of the zombie apocalypse when you’re already a zombie?”

"What's the point of being afraid of the zombie apocalypse when you're already a zombie?" is a saying that has been shown on several images. The most popular image shows…

March 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“What’s the wage gap between all 58 genders?”

"What's the wage gap between all 58/99 genders?!" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The "gender pay gap" usually refers to men and women only.…

March 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“What’s the wage gap between all 99 genders?!”

"What's the wage gap between all 58/99 genders?!" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The "gender pay gap" usually refers to men and women only.…

February 12, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s the worst name for a history lesson?”/“A crash course on 9/11.”

Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One such politically incorrect joke is: Q:…

March 26, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s way more dangerous than the coronavirus? The belief that government cares about you”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led many governments to propose solutions, such as quarantining citizens in their homes. This was posted on Twitter by Kyle Reese #SovereignSoulja on March 13,…

October 17, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s a police officer’s favorite gaming console?”/“WII U WII U WII U WII U WII U WII U.”

Wii U s a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The name sounds like a European police siren. "Sounds like a euro police siren. Wii U...wii u...wii u" was posted on Twitter on…

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