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September 14, 2017
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“What is the most pirated Apple product?”/“iPatch.”

A joke about Apple Inc. is: Q: What is the most pirated Apple product?A: iPatch (eyepatch). The joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on September 13, 2017. Forms of the "iPatch" joke had…

April 24, 2019
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“What is the opposite of Microsoft Office?”/“Megahard Onfire.”

Microsoft Office is a family of client software, server software, and services. A riddle was posted on Twitter by Kharos on April 22, 2019: WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF MICROSOFT OFFICE?MEGAHARD ONFIRE…

April 3, 2018
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“What kind of doctor fixes broken websites?”/“A URLologist.”

A website riddle is: Q: What kind of doctor fixes broken websites?A: A URLologist. "URLologist" combines "URL" ("Uniform Resource Locator" or "web address")…

April 19, 2018
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“What kind of phone makes music?”/“A saxophone.”

A phone riddle is: Q: What kind of phone makes music? A: A saxophone. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google BooksBiggest Riddle Book in the WorldBy Joseph…

July 22, 2015
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“What language does a billboard speak?”/“Sign language.”

A popular children's joke about a billboard is: Q: What language does a billboard speak? A: Sign language. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Google Groups:…

July 9, 2017
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“What language is most commonly used in programming?”/“Profanity.”

A "Troutman Postulate" of computer programming was published in 1980: "5. PROFANITY IS THE ONE LANGUAGE ALL PROGRAMMERS KNOW BEST." The wording is often slightly changed into a…

July 11, 2016
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“What newspaper do cows read?”/“The Daily Moos.”

The Daily News (New York, NY) has a cow riddle: Q: What newspaper do cows read?A: The Daily Moos. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1979. “What newspaper do cows…

July 11, 2016
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“What newspaper do cows read?”/“The Moo York Times.”

The New York (NY) Times has a cow riddle: Q: What newspaper do cows read?A: The Moo York Times. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. The cow riddle was popularized on the American…

October 21, 2022
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“What scares me most is not the fact that our media is lying to us…”

"What scares me most is not the fact that our media is lying to us. It’s the fact that most of you believe them" was posted on Twitter by David B on November 18, 2020. Authorship is…

October 21, 2022
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“What scares me most is not the fact that the media is lying to us…”

"What scares me most is not the fact that our media is lying to us. It’s the fact that most of you believe them" was posted on Twitter by David B on November 18, 2020. Authorship is…

November 22, 2017
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“What screams ‘I’m insecure’?”/“HTTP.”

A programmer joke about "http" and "https" is: Q: What screams "I'm insecure?"A: HTTP. The joke was posted on Reddit -- AskReddit on September 8, 2015. Wikipedia:…

November 22, 2017
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“What sound does a turkey’s cell phone make?”/“WING WING!!”

A popular Thanksgiving riddle is: Q: What sound does a turkey's cell phone make?A: WING WING!! The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006. Brownielocks -- Thanksgiving Riddles and…

February 6, 2018
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“What surfs the internet and goes, ‘Choo, Choo’?”/“Thomas the Search Engine.”

An internet riddle is: Q: What surfs the internet and goes, "Choo, Choo"?A: Thomas the Search Engine. The pun is on the fictional steam locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine. "Thomas the…

January 10, 2018
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“What type of magazines do cows read?”/“Cattlelogs.”

"Catalogs" sounds like "cattle-logs." "Where might you expect to find a cow's pedigree? -- In a cattle-log" was cited in an 1873 newspaper. "When cows are…

May 11, 2024
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“What was the hackers’ rehabilitation meeting called?”/“Anonymous Anonymous.”

There are many "Anonymous" help groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous. What would a hackers group be called? "What was the hackers' rehabilitation meeting called? Anonymous…

October 29, 2021
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“What’s a Meta for?”

On October 28, 2021, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be known as Meta, Inc. There were several jokes, such as "What's a Meta for?"…

October 29, 2021
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“What’s a Meta you? Gotta no respect! Wadda you think you do? Ahh shuddup you Facebook!”

On October 28, 2021, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be known as Meta, Inc. There were several jokes, such as "What's a Meta for?"…

October 29, 2021
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“What’s a Meta?”/“Nothing. What’s a Meta with you?”

On October 28, 2021, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be known as Meta, Inc. There were several jokes, such as "What's a Meta for?"…

December 4, 2016
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“What’s a pirate’s least favorite letter?” (computer piracy joke)

A sea pirate's favorite letter might be "R." "What's a pirate's least favorite letter?" is the subject of a computer piracy joke. "I think a pirate's…

January 11, 2020
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“What’s a thousand times better than Instagram?”/“Instakilogram.”

Instagram is an American photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. "Announcing the newest social photo app: Instakilogram. Literally a thousand times better than…

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