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February 6, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call naked pasta?”/“Nudeles.”

"Nudeles" (nude + noodles) is a portmanteau word that is sometimes used for a naked chef who cooks noodles, or a naked eater who consumes noodles, or "naked pasta." "Pasta…

August 24, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call old frijoles?”/“Has beans.”

"Bean" can sound like "been," and there's a pun: QL What do you call a retired vegetable?A: A has-bean. "What do you call an obsolete Java Bean? A…

March 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call old guacamole?”/“Guacamoldy.”

"Guacamoldy" (guacamole + moldy) is a portmanteau word that is used for guacamole and/or avocado. A riddle was posted in the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) on April 5, 2004: Q:…

December 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“What do you call peanuts with guns?”/“Packing peanuts.”

"Packing peanuts" are not actual peanuts, and there is no "packing" (of firearms), but there are jokes. "...packing peanuts, you say? *draws a little peanut with a gun*…

April 15, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What do you call physicians who work at Google?”/“Google Docs.”

Google Docs ("docs" is short for "documents") has nothing to do with "doctors," but there are jokes. "What do you call physicians who work at Google? Google…

February 11, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call quesadillas that you eat in the morning?”/“Buenosdillas.”

"Quesadilla" (a food) shouldn't be confused with "Buenos dias" (Spanish for "good day"), but they both appear in a joke. "@tacobell @TacoBellTeam You should…

March 19, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“What do you call rabbits that marched in a long sweltering Easter parade?”/“Hot, cross bunnies.”

A riddle about hot cross buns is: Q: What do you call rabbits that marched in a long sweltering Easter parade?A: Hot, cross bunnies. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.smouldering.dog.zone on…

December 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call religious pasta?”/“Raviholy.”

A ravioli riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 31, 2016: Q: What do you call religious pasta?A: Raviholy. "Raviholy" is a portmanteau word of "ravioli" and…

December 19, 2025
Holidays/Events/ParadesTransportation

“What do you call Santa without a GPS?”/“A lost Claus.”

Does Santa Claus use GPS? A Christmas riddle is: Q: What do you call Santa without a GPS? A: A lost Claus. "A lost Claus" is a pun on the phrase "a lost cause." The joke was…

April 29, 2019
Work/Businesses

“What do you call security guards working outside Samsung shops?”/“Guardians of the Galaxy.”

The movie Guardians of the Galaxy came out in 2014, and many jokes involved the Samsung Galaxy mobile computing devices. "'Guardians of the Galaxy', some title indeed. Perhaps it has…

May 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call Sodium, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Cheese?”/“NaCHO Cheese.”

Nachos are sometimes described by the elements Sodium (Na), Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O), with Sulfur (S). "What do you get when you combine sodium (Na), carbon (C), hydrogen (H),…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What do you call someone delivering a lot of spices?”/“A currier.”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

July 19, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who can’t make stock from a cube?”/“An Oxo moron.”

Oxo stock cubes (a food brand) has been the subject of "Oxo moron" (oxymoron) jokes. "What do you call someone who can't make stock from a cube? An oxo moron!…

May 18, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet?”/“A desserter.”

"Deserter" (a member of the armed forces who deserts) shouldn't be confused with "desserter" (someone who enjoys desserts), but there are puns. A diet riddle is: Q: What do…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What do you call someone who delivers Indian food?”/“A currier”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

April 22, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who derives pleasure from the bread of affliction?”/“A matzochist.”

A popular Passover joke is: Q: What do you call someone who derives pleasure from the bread of affliction?A: A matzochist. The "matzochist" (matzo + masochist) joke has been cited in…

February 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t eat meat or vegetables?”/“Dead.”

A joke was posted on Twitter on September 16, 2014: "What do you call someone who doesn't eat meat or vegetables?…" "DEAD." It's possible to live on fruits and nuts,…

September 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t like food fights?”/“A pasta-fist.”

"Pacifist" sounds like "pasta-fist." "I'm a pasta fist, that's right. Not a pacifist" was posted on Twitter on April 7, 2013. "Is it a coincidence that…

November 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t eat animal products and loves to gamble?”/“A Las Vegan.”

A person from Las Vegas (Nevada or New Mexico) is a "Las Vegan." This is pronounced "Vay-gan." Such a person may or may not also be a "vegan" (usually pronounced…

January 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call someone who doesn’t like bread?”/“A weirdough.”

"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…

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