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May 12, 2014
Food/Drink

“What do you get from a pampered cow?”/“Spoiled milk.”

A popular joke is that a certain type of milk comes from a certain quality of cow, such as "chocolate milk comes from brown cows." A similar type of joke is: "What dp you get from a…

July 26, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you get from an invisible cow?”/“Evaporated milk.”

A cow riddle is: Q: What do you get from an invisible cow?A: Evaporated milk. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. “What do little ghosts drink?"/"Evaporated milk"…

January 29, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you get from eating too much guacamole?”/“Guacoma.”

"Guacoma" is a portmanteau word that can mean a disease from eating too much guacamole (guacamole + coma) or a disease of the eyes caused by guacamole (guacamole + glaucoma).…

July 5, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you get hanging from apple trees?”/“Sore arms.”

A fruit riddle is: Q: What do you get hanging from apple trees?A: Sore arms. The joke is that the answer is a person hanging from the tree, not a fruit. Other fruits besides "apple" have…

August 10, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you boil funnybones?”/“A laughing stock.”

A pun about funnybones is: Q: What do you get if you boil funnybones?A: A laughing stock. "Laughing stock is made by slow cooking leftover funny bones" was posted on Twitter on March 5,…

April 28, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What do you get if you cross a chicken with a cement mixer?”/“A brick-layer.”

A chicken riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a chicken with a cement mixer?A: A brick-layer. The joke was printed in the Chicago (IL) Tribune on December 28, 1984, 28 December 1984, Chicago…

December 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you cross a dinosaur and a pig?”/“Jurassic Pork.”

Jurassic Park (a 1993 American science fiction adventure film about a team of genetic scientists who create a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs) shouldn't be confused with "Jurassic…

December 18, 2016
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What do you get if you cross a drummer with a musician?”/“A bass player.”

A riddle about drummers is: Q: What do you get if you cross a drummer with a musician?A: A bass player. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1991. 27 July 1991, New Musical Express,…

October 14, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What do you get if you cross a grocery clerk with a scientist?”/“Market research.”

A riddle on the term "market research" is: Q: What do you get if you cross a grocery clerk with a scientist? A. Market research. The joke was printed in the book 3650 Jokes, Puns, and…

April 28, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“What do you get if you cross a jogger with an apple pie?”/“Puff pastry.”

An apple pie riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a jogger with an apple pie?A: Puff pastry. The jogger huffs and puffs. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Puff…

May 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you cross a jogger with an apple pie?”/“Puff pastry.”

An apple pie riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a jogger with an apple pie?A: Puff pastry. The jogger huffs and puffs. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Puff…

January 12, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What do you get if you cross a lamp with a violin?”/“You get light music.”

A music riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a lamp with a violin?A: You get light music. The "light music" pun has been cited in print since at least 1999. 13 July 1999, Home News…

January 29, 2018
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a jelly?”/“The collie-wobbles.”

Jelly wobbles, and a riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a jelly?A: The collie-wobbles. "Collywobbles" means a stomachache or anxiety, fear. The joke has been cited…

September 3, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you cross a snake and a hot dog?”/“A fangfurter.”

A frankfurter riddle has been cited in print since at least 1976: Q: What is Count Dracula's favorite snack?A: A fangfurter? A snake version of the riddle was posted on Twitter on December 10,…

May 11, 2023
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What do you get if you cross a snake with a Lego set?”/“A boa constructor.”

A "boa constrictor" shouldn't be called a "boa constructor," but there are jokes. "Q: what snake do you need to build a house? A: a boa constructor" was posted on…

March 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?”/“A yam session!”

A yam riddle is: Q: "What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?A: A yam session> The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. 24 December 1996, Chicago (IL)…

March 14, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?”/“A yam session!”

A yam riddle is: Q: "What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?A: A yam session> The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. 24 December 1996, Chicago (IL)…

November 10, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What do you get if you cross a trout with an apartment?”/“A flat fish.”

An "apartment" is called a "flat" in the United Kingdom. A riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a trout with an apartment?A: A flat fish. The joke has been cited in print…

November 12, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get if you cross a trout with an apartment?”/“A flat fish.”

An "apartment" is called a "flat" in the United Kingdom. A riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a trout with an apartment?A: A flat fish. The joke has been cited in print…

October 13, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What do you get if you cross a trumpet and a serpent?”/“A snake in the brass.”

A trumpet riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a trumpet and a serpent?A: A snake in the brass. "What do you get if you cross a python with a saxophone? A snake in the brass" --…

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