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November 5, 2017
Time/Weather

“What do snowmen call their offspring?”/“Chill-dren.”

A winter riddle is: Q: What do snowmen call their offspring?A: Chill-dren. "Chill-dren" is a pun on "chill" and "children." The joke has been cited in print since at…

December 6, 2015
Food/Drink

“What do snowmen eat for breakfast?”/“Frosted Flakes.”

A popular winter joke for children is: Q: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? / Q: What is Frosty the Snowman's favorite cereal?A> Frosted Flakes. The joke has been cited in print since at…

December 22, 2016
Time/Weather

“What do snowmen wear on their heads?”/“Ice caps.”

A popular winter riddle is: Q: What do snowmen wear on their heads?A: Ice caps. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. Google BooksThe Father Christmas: It's a Blooming Terrible…

November 7, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What do songwriters compose in bed?”/“Sheet music.”

"Sheet music" has nothing to do with bed sheets, but there are jokes. "Why did the composer spend all his time in bed? He wrote sheet music" was printed in the Home News Tribune…

March 3, 2018
Time/Weather

“What do Spanish clocks say?”/“Tick taco.”

A clock is said to go "tick-tock." A clock riddle is: Q: What do Spanish clocks say?A: Tick taco. The "Spanish clock" joke was posted on Twitter on July 3, 2017. "Tick…

July 29, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“What do sprinters eat before a race?”/“Nothing, they fast.”

"Fast" can mean "at great speed" or "a period of time without food." A running riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 14, 2015: Q: What do sprinters eat before…

November 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do spuds use to modify their body?”/“Potattoos.”

The word "potato" is sometimes combined with "tattoo" to form the portmanteau "potattoo." "What vegetable do you mark your skin with? Potattoos #weakjoke"…

April 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?”/“Their yammies.”

A sweet potato riddle is: Q: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed?A: Their yammies. The "yammies"/"jammies" (pajamas) joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. Google…

October 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do taxi drivers eat?”/“Cabbage.”

There is no "cab" in "cabbage," but there are jokes. "What do taxi drivers eat for dinner? Corned beef and cab-bage" was posted on Twitter by Top 6 Podcast on April…

November 28, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?”/“One has gobblers, the other goblins.”

Halloween has goblins; Thanksgiving has gobblers. "After Halloween there's Thanksgiving! From goblins to gobblers!" was in a "Josephine" comic strip printed in many…

February 5, 2015
Sports/Games

“What do the New York Rangers and the Titanic have in common?” (hockey joke)

"What do the New York Rangers and the Titanic have in common?" a popular hockey joke begins. The punchline: "They both look great until they hit the ice." "Why are the…

February 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do the New York Yankees and pancakes have in common?”/“They both need a good batter!”

A pancake riddle is: Q: What do the New York Yankees (a baseball team) and pancakes have in common?A: They both need a good batter. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need…

February 28, 2017
Sports/Games

“What do the New York Yankees and pancakes have in common?”/“They both need a good batter!”

A pancake riddle is: Q: What do the New York Yankees (a baseball team) and pancakes have in common?A: They both need a good batter. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need…

October 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do the teeth pay their lawyer?”/“Retainer fee!”

Both dentists/orthodontists and lawyers have "retainers." "A lawyer asked his dentist to give him a retainer. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor.jewish on…

December 2, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do the vaccinated and unvaccinated have in common?”/“Neither will ever be fully vaccinated.”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, and these vaccines required boosters after every few months. A popular comment is that the vaxxed and unvaxxed both have one thing in…

August 13, 2016
Transportation

“What do the Washington Metro system and the Little Mermaid have in common?” (joke)

The Washington (DC) Metro -- a transportation system comparable to New York City's subway -- runs "under D.C." In the popular Disney animated film The Little Mermaid (1989), the…

November 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do they call a turducken in Russia?”/“Russian nesting fowls.”

Turducken has been compared to Matryoshka dolls. "never in all my years have I heard of a turducken!! (...) it's like a Russian Nesting-Doll dinner!" was posted on the newsgroup…

January 28, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do they call Chamomile tea in Europe?”/“Chamokilometer.”

Chamomile tea has nothing to do with miles, but some people joke that the non-U.S. version is Chamokilometer tea. "Cold night, English tea house. Ordered a chamomile, they brought me a…

April 29, 2010
Food/Drink

“What do they call Chinese food in China?”

"What do they call Chinese food in China?" is an old joke query. The answer is "food." The background to the joke is that Americanized Chinese food is very different than the…

October 9, 2021
Work/Businesses

“What do they call employee of the month at the crematorium?”/“Top urner.”

"Earner" shouldn't be confused with "urner," but there are jokes. "Q: What's the name of the yearly prize given out to the world's most successful…

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