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October 6, 2019
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“What do you call a grammar Nazi?”/“A corrections officer.”

A "grammar Nazi" corrects the grammar of others. Jokes about the terms "grammar Nazi" and "corrections officer" have been printed on many images. "Corrections…

December 14, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call a mouse that swears?”/“A cursor.”

A computer riddle has been cited in print since at least 2012: Q: What do you call a mouse that swears?A: A cursor. The word "computer" was added in this version on Twitter by Olivia…

February 24, 2021
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call a potato that makes videos?”/“A YouTUBER.”

Potatoes and yams are "tubers." They are not "YouTubers," but there are jokes. "What do you call a potato that makes videos? A YouTUBER" was posted on Twitter by…

February 24, 2021
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call a potato that uploads videos?”/“A YouTuber.”

Potatoes and yams are "tubers." They are not "YouTubers," but there are jokes. "What do you call a potato that makes videos? A YouTUBER" was posted on Twitter by…

February 24, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call a yam lover who makes vlogs?”/“A YouTuber.”

Potatoes and yams are "tubers." They are not "YouTubers," but there are jokes. "What do you call a potato that makes videos? A YouTUBER" was posted on Twitter by…

March 3, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call an Instagram celebrity who got coronavirus?”/“An influenzer.”

Social media has "influencers." "Influenzer" (influenza + influencer) is an obvious portmanteau word. "What the hell is an influenzer? Did this nigga just call me the flu?…

May 1, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call an IT teacher who touches up his students?”/“A PDF file.”

"PDF file" sounds -- perhaps unfortunately -- like "pedophile." "What do you call an IT teacher who touches up his students?A PDF File http://bit.ly/1icZw4o via…

January 14, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call an Italian search engine?”/“Bada Bing.”

"Bada bing" is slang that was used in the film The Godfather (1972) and the American crime drama television series The Sopranos. Both entertainments involved Italian-American gangster…

May 6, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call it when there is no internet in Russia?”/“Internyet.”

"Internyet" is a portmanteau word of "internet" and "nyet" (Russian for "no"). "Internyet - for when you can't access the Net in Russia" was…

December 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call it when your computer goes to sleep?”/“A naptop.”

"Naptop" is a portmanteau of the words "nap" and "laptop" that has been printed on many images. It has meant when a cat or a person goes to sleep on a laptop computer.…

April 15, 2021
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“What do you call physicians who work at Google?”/“Google Docs.”

Google Docs ("docs" is short for "documents") has nothing to do with "doctors," but there are jokes. "What do you call physicians who work at Google? Google…

May 6, 2018
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“What do you call Wikipedia for babies?”/“Wikipedialyte.”

"Wikipedialyte" (Wikipedia + Pedialyte) doesn't exist, but there are jokes. "Then u could give them wikipedialyte when they're sick :D RT @camoozle: I want to have…

July 13, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you get if you stuff your computer’s disk drive with herbs?”/“A thyme machine.”

A computer "time machine" pun has been cited in print since at least 2002: Q: What do you get if you stuff your computer's disk drive with herbs?A: A thyme machine. Actrix Newsletter…

February 22, 2022
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“What does a computer frog say?”/“Reboot, reboot, reboot.”

A computer riddle is: Q: What does a computer frog say?A: Reboot, reboot, reboot. That is instead of the frog's usual "ribbit, ribbit, ribbit." The riddle was posted on the newsgroup…

August 14, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What does a programmer wear?”/“Whatever is in the dress code.”

Programmers write code, and a programmer riddle is: Q: What does a programmer wear?A: Whatever is in the dress code. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 13, 2018. Reddit -- JokesWhat…

May 20, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What if cats have their own internet and it’s full of pictures of us?”

"What if cats have their own internet and it's full of pictures of us?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The internet as we know it has many cat pictures…

October 13, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is a criminal’s favorite font?”/“Sans Sheriff.”

A pun about "sans-serif" lettering is: Q: What is a criminal's favorite font?A: Sans Sheriff. "What's a criminal's favorite kind of font? SANS SHERIFF" was posted…

July 23, 2018
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“What is a pirate’s favorite piece of marketing content?”/“A webinAAAAR.”

A pirate riddle has been printed on several images: Q: What is a pirate's favorite piece of marketing content?A: A webinAAAAR. The joke was posted on HubSpot on December 27, 2012.…

July 23, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is an SEO’s favorite music?”/“Heavy Meta.”

A computer riddle with a pun on the term "heavy metal" music is: Q: What is an SEO's favorite music?A: Heavy Meta. "I'm so hipster my favourite music genre is Heavy…

March 21, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is the difference between a vegan and a software engineer?” (riddle)

"As I feasted at our company end-of-year dinner, I reflected on my underpowered computer, noting that for dinner I was having rack of lamb, but at work I had a lack of RAM. (Mark…

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