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January 4, 2022
Sports/Games

“If you play Yahtzee on a boat, is it spelled Yachtzee?”

The dice game of Yahtzee has nothing to do with yachts, but there are jokes. "Yachtzee: What a child, or another person, may say when they see this type of boat" was posted on the…

December 6, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you pretend I’m wearing a mask, I’ll pretend yours works”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. Many people didn't like to wear them and believed that the masks were not effective. This was posted on…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you push Continental breakfast tables together, do you get a Pangaea breakfast?”

If you combine all the continental breakfast tables together, would that make for a supercontinental (Pangaea or Pangea) breakfast? "If this is the Continental breakfast, I'd hate to see…

February 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you put a key lime inside a lock lime it reveals the Treasure of Lime Mountain”

There are keys and locks. There are key limes, but no lock limes. "So is there a counterpart to Key Lime Pie called Lock Lime Pie?" was posted on Twitter by Steffany A on August 1, 2011.…

June 2, 2023
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“If you put holy water in a humidifier, it turns the room into a gas chamber for vampires”

Entry in progress -- BP TwitterBob Kostic@causticbobIf you put holy water in a humidifier it turns the room into a gas chamber for vampires.6:13 PM · Jun 2, 2023

October 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“If you put peanut butter on a rice cake you can throw it farther”

Not everyone likes rice cakes. People often put something on it to improve the taste. "If you put peanut butter on a rice cake you can throw it farther" was posted on Twitter by Bart on…

July 16, 2014
Food/Drink

“If you put root beer in a square cup, does it become beer?” (joke)

A math joke is told about square roots and root beer. "If you put root beer in a square glass do you get beer?" was cited on Twitter on May 15, 2012. "If you put root beer in a…

April 26, 2024
Food/Drink

“If you put too much water in your rice, toss in a few phones to soak it up #lifehacks”

"COOKING HACK: if you put too much water in your rice, toss a few phones in there" was posted on X/Twitter by "ben are scum" @UniqueDude2 on September 4, 2015. (The account is…

March 29, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you ran like your mouth, you’d be in good shape”

"If you ran like your mouth, you'd be in good shape" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "You'd be in great shape if you ran like your…

April 3, 2023
Transportation

“If you rarely drive on snow, just pretend you’re taking your grandma to church…”

Southerners don't like to drive in the snow. A tip was posted on Twitter by Chad Sullivan on January 15, 2018, and this was later posted on the 6 a.m. newscast weather report of WBTV, the CBS…

March 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you really want to get off carbs, start referring to ‘baked goods’ as ‘baked bads’”

"Good" is the opposite of "bad" and "evil." There are "baked goods," but there are no "baked bads" or "baked evils." "Then tell me…

August 16, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“If you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t really there”

The decade of the 1960s was known in the United States for drug use and music festivals such as Woodstock (held August 15–18, 1969, in Bethel, New York). "EXIT LINE: Comedian Charlie…

July 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you remove croutons from your salad, are they then called croutoffs?”

There are salad croutons, but no croutoffs. There are several jokes, such as "crouton, croutoff" (like "clap on, clap off" of The Clapper, and "wax on, wax off" from…

September 13, 2025
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“If you say ‘excellent choice’ after somebody selects a floor in an elevator you can usually get a pity laugh”

Many people make small talk in an elevator. This was posted on X/Twitter by big diesel, and it received over 110,000 likes: "If you say 'excellent choice' after somebody selects a…

November 21, 2020
Work/Businesses

“If you say AT&T backwards you sound like a Canadian bomb technician” (joke)

AT&T Inc. is the world's largest telecommunications company and also the world's largest media and entertainment company. An AT&T joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on November…

September 30, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you scroll down far enough, we’re all on the front page”

Web developers seek to place things on the "front page," but sometimes that page scrolls down for a long, long while. "If you scroll down far enough, is *everything* on the Front…

October 27, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you see a bulge in a conservative woman’s pants, it’s a gun. If you see a bulge in a liberal woman’s pants, it’s a penis”

"If you see a bulge in a conservative woman’s pants, it’s a gun. If you see a bulge in a liberal woman’s pants, it’s a penis" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

March 19, 2021
Education/Schools

“If you see a class being taught by Gandalf, avoid it because YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”

Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Many jokes have Gandalf as a teacher, shouting his famous line. "COLLEGE JOKE | I went to LOTR…

March 25, 2012
Sports/Games

“If you see a good move, look for a better one” (chess adage)

"If you see a good move, look for a better one" is a chess adage meaning that one should study the position and not jump at the first good thought. The saying has also been used in…

February 20, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don’t you hit him?” (lawyer joke)

One popular lawyer joke -- yet another on the theme of killing lawyers -- is: Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?A: It might be your bicycle. The joke has…

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