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July 3, 2014
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fake noodle?”/“An impasta.”

A popular pasta joke is: Q: What do you call a fake noodle?A: An impasta. "Impasta" appeared in a pasta advertisement in 1991. "Q: What do you call a ravioli that pretends to be a…

June 19, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fake potato?”/“An imitater.”

Potatoes are called "taters." A potato riddle was posted on Twitter by Garth Loner on November 9, 2012: Q: What do you call a fake potato? A: An imitater! This riddle -- in the plural --…

April 3, 2018
Hotels

“What do you call a fancy hotel that is hard to find?”/“The Waldo Astoria.”

A joke combines the Where's Waldo? children's puzzle books with the Waldorf Astoria New York luxury hotel. "Where's Waldo Astoria Hotel #LesserNYLandmarks" was posted on…

October 9, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call a farm that sells chickens and pigs?”/“A chicken bacon ranch.”

"Chicken-Bacon-Ranch (dressing)" is a food combination that has been sold in Hot Pockets, Hunt Brothers pizza, Meijer pizza, Sam's Choice pizza, Stouffer's, Velveeta and other…

November 13, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do you call a farmer in the army?”/“E.I. G.I. Joe.”

A riddle about G.I. Joe was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on November 15, 2016: Q: What do you call a farmer in the army?A: E.I. G.I. Joe. "Old Macdonald’s son decided to join the army instead…

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

“What do you call a fart 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…

September 13, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What do you call a fast escalator?”/“An escasooner.”

An "escalator" does not involve being "later," but there are jokes. "I have reached a new low. 'Do you use stairs or escalators?' 'I prefer an…

October 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fat jack-o’-lantern?”/“A plumpkin.”

A popular Halloween riddle about pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns is: Q: What do you call a fat jack-o'-lantern?A: A plumpkin. The joke (also in a "fat pumpkin" version) has been…

January 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fat psychic?”/“A four-chin teller.”

A popular fat joke about double chins (and more) is: Q: What do you call a fat psychic?A: A four-chin (fortune) teller "Hey, you bastid, you been talkin' that four-chin teller?" was…

April 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call a female papaya?”/“Mamaya.”

"Papaya" has nothing to do with "papa," but there are jokes. "One of the other lecturers just made a pun about plants-- 'papaya and mamaya!' Har har har. Kill me…

May 10, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do you call a feminist government?”/“A dick-hater-ship.”

A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 9, 2017: Q: What do you call a feminist government?A: A Dick-hater-ship. The joke was posted on Twitter by many others. Reddit -- Jokes(Original) What…

March 20, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What do you call a fireman who lost his job?”/“A firedman.”

Is a fireman who lost his job a "firedman"? "I'm now a FireMan and hope not a fired man" was posted on Twitter on September 3, 2011. "Surely if a fireman gets sacked,…

December 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fish made of 2 sodium atoms?”/“2Na.”

"rneerkat: rneerkat: what kind of fish is made of only two sodium atoms 2 Na http://tmblr.co/ZkYVPwq-YCQs" was posted on Twitter by Roarar's Ready for Jul! (and others) on July 30,…

January 27, 2018
Transportation

“What do you call a flying monkey?”/“A hot air baboon.”

A hot air balloon shouldn't be confused with a hot air baboon. A riddle is: Q: What do you call a flying monkey?A: A hot air baboon. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992.…

March 18, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What do you call a frog spy?”/“A croak and dagger agent.”

A frog riddle is: Q: What do you call a frog spy?A: A croak and dagger agent. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1978. Wikipedia: Cloak and dagger"Cloak and dagger" refers to…

December 13, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What do you call a frozen dog?”/“A pupsicle.”

A dog riddle is: Q: What do you call a frozen dog?A: A pupsicle. Forms of the "pupsicle" (pup + popsicle) riddle have been cited in print since at least 1965. 7 July 1965, Honolulu (HI)…

February 8, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call a fungi that loves to gossip?”/“A shit-talky mushroom.”

"Shiitake" (an edible mushroom native to East Asia) sounds like "shit-talkie," and there are jokes. "I've discovered a new species of fungi. It likes to gossip about…

May 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call a funny fortune cookie?”/“An inside joke.”

A fortune cookie riddle is: Q: What do you call a funny fortune cookie?A: An inside joke. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 25, 2017. Wikipedia: Fortune cookieA fortune cookie is a…

February 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call a funny jar of mayonnaise?”/“LMAYO.”

"LMAO" (Laughing My Ass Off) has nothing to do with mayonnaise ("mayo") or "LMAYO," but there are jokes. "LMAYO" has been printed on many images. "what…

August 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call a game where Germans throw bread at each other?”/“Gluten tag.”

"Guten Tag!" is German for "Good day!" A food pun is "Gluten tag," a game of tag involving bread (gluten). "When German children play a game involving touching…

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