“What can you serve but never eat?”/“A tennis ball.”
A popular children's tennis pun is: Q: What can you serve but never eat?A: A tennis ball. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1968 (when the answer was a ping-pong ball). 9 March…
“What causes poverty? Nothing. It’s the original state, the default and starting point…”
"What causes poverty? Nothing. It's the original state, the default and starting point. The real question is, What causes prosperity?" is a saying that has been printed on many…
“What cereal makes fun of you but doesn’t mean it?”/“We tease.”
"Wheaties" cereal sounds like "we tease." A pun was posted on Twitter by Kevin McCallister on December 9, 2016: Q: What cereal makes fun of you but doesn’t mean it?A: We…
“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzahrella.”
A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…
“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzarella.”
A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…
“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzohrella.”
A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…
“What cheese can you eat on Passover?”/“Matzorella.”
A Passover riddle is: Q: What cheese can you eat on Passover?A: Matzohrella/ Matzahrella/ Matzoh-rella/ Matzah-rella/ Matzorella/ Matzarella/ Matzo-rella/ Matza-rella. "A: What kind of cheese…
“What cheese do you use to get a bear out of a tree?”/“Camembert.”
"Camembert" cheese sound a little like "come on, bear." A riddle is: Q: What’s the best cheese to lure a bear out of a cave?A: Camembert. "He also told me this, what…
“What cheese has a bit of alcohol problem?”/“Livarot.”
A riddle about Livarot cheese -- that some people pronounce as "liver rot," although that is not the correct French -- is: Q: What cheese has a bit of alcohol problem?A: Livarot. The…
“What Chinese food is always eaten on Easter?”/“An egg roll.”
An Easter egg roll (an activity involving the rolling of Easter eggs) is very different from a Chinese restaurant egg roll (a food). There's a riddle: Q: What Chinese food is always eaten on…
“What Christmas carol is a favorite of parents?”/“Silent Night.”
A Christmas riddle is: Q: What Christmas carol is a favorite of parents?A: Silent Night. That is, parents prefer silence. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Silent…
“What clothes does a house wear?”/“Address.”
A pun about a house is: Q: What clothes does a house wear?A: Address (a dress). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1984. "Does a house wear a coat of paint 'cause it's…
“What club do racist scientists join?”/“The Potassium Potassium Potassium.”
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) does not stand for the periodic table symbol (K=potassium), but there are jokes. "The KKK is to be better known as the Potassium Potassium Potassium. Science joke"…
“What color can you use to start your car?”/“Khaki”
"Khaki" can sometimes sound like "car key." "One of my favorite clients (a NY'er) was telling me about how he left his car keys in the fridge. At first I thought he…
“What comes after Easter Sunday?”/“Egg Fart Monday.”
"What comes after Easter Sunday? Egg Fart Monday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Easter is a holiday that is associated with eggs. "So, Good Friday is…
“What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee”
"What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "What comes after morning coffee? Afternoon coffee" was posted on…
“What comes easy won’t last; what lasts won’t come easy”
"What comes easy won't last; what lasts won't come easy" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. "What comes easy won't always last. What lasts…
“What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?”
American actor and comedian W, C, Fields (1880-1946), playing the character Larsen E. Whipsnade in the film You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939), said: "Victoria, dear, some weasel took…
“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" has been credited to American pastor and motivational speaker Robert H. Schuller (1926-2015). Schuller used the line many…
“What country doesn’t take cash or credit?”/“The Czech Republic.”
"Czech" sounds like "check," and there are puns. "'A place where citizens don't deal with cash or credit.' ~ Czech Republic" was posted on Twitter by…