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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…

January 26, 2018
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“What’s a vampire’s least favorite newspaper(s)?”/“The Sun and The Mirror.”

Both London and New York City either have or had newspapers called The Mirror and The Sun. A joke was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia_Feed‏ on March 24, 2012: "Whats a Vampires least…

July 16, 2019
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“What’s a web developer’s favorite tea?”/“URL Grey.”

Many people pronounce "URL" as "Earl," leading to puns about "URL Grey tea." "URL grey?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.devilbunnies on November 24, 1999.…

December 13, 2008
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“What’s black and white and read all over?” (newspaper riddle)

"What's black and white and re(a)d all over?" The newspaper riddle has been cited in print from at least 1824. WikiAnswersQ: What is black and white and read all over?In: Jokes and…

April 28, 2021
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“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“A blushing zebra.”

“What’s black and white and read all over?”/"A newspaper" is a riddle cited in print since at least 1824. There are various different punchlines. Q: What's black and white and…

April 28, 2021
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“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“A sunburned zebra.”

“What’s black and white and read all over?”/"A newspaper" is a riddle cited in print since at least 1824. There are various different punchlines. Q: What's black and white and…

April 28, 2021
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“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“An embarrassed zebra.”

“What’s black and white and read all over?”/"A newspaper" is a riddle cited in print since at least 1824. There are various different punchlines. Q: What's black and white and…

February 20, 2017
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“What’s the biggest lie on the internet?”/“I have read and agree to the terms of use.”

There are many "big lies" that have been told over the internet. A popular joke is: Q: What's the biggest lie on the internet?A: I have read and agree to the terms of use. Few people…

January 13, 2018
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“What’s the derivative of Amazon?”/“Amazon Prime.”

Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon.com. It has nothing to do with prime numbers, but there have been several jokes. "What's the derivative of Amazon prime?…

April 20, 2015
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“What’s the scoop?”

Newspapers began to have "scoops" (exclusive pieces of information) in the 1870s and 1880s. The question "What's the scoop?" -- "What's news?" or…

November 4, 2017
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“When a computer overheats, it freezes”

"I find it ironic that when a computer overheats it 'freezes'" is a seemingly contradictory observation that was posted on Twitter on April 13, 2010. "Its funny how when a…

September 27, 2025
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“When a hot person at work emails me I’m like this email could have been a meeting”

Many employees who are dragged into a meeting by a boss later lament that "this meeting could have been an email." Sometimes, however, people desire a meeting over an email, especially so…

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