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April 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“A greengrocer.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

April 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“Cabbage Patch Kids.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

April 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“Cumin beans.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

April 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“Swedes.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

April 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“Toe-fu.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

April 8, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does a vegetarian cannibal eat?”/“Vegetables.”

"Rutabaga" is called "swede" in British English, and another name is "Swedish turnip." "Swede" can be confused with a person from Sweden. A classic riddle,…

October 13, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“What does a witch use to keep her hair up?”/“Scarespray!”

A popular Halloween riddle was printed in the Asheville (NC) Citizen and Times on May 27, 1972: Q: What do witches use on their hair?A. Scare spray. "Scare spray" (or…

October 20, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“What does a zombie bodybuilder crave?”/“GAAAAAAAIIINNNS!”

There are several "zombie bodybuilder" jokes. "Newspaper Headline: ZOMBIE BODYBUILDER DOES THE DEADLIFT" was printed in the book Funny Shaped Balls: The Biggest Book of Sporting…

December 31, 2023
Food/Drink

“What does an aardvark like on its pizza?”/“Ant-chovies.”

There aren't ants in anchovies, but there is a popular pizza riddle: Q: What does an aardvark like on its pizza? A: Ant-chovies. The joke was included in the book The Zaniest Riddle Book in…

April 23, 2023
Sports/Games

“What does an American say when he wins at chess?”/“Checkbuddy.”

"Checkmate" is a chess term meaning that a king is threatened and cannot move away, so the game is over. Some people have suggested changing "mate" (a term popular in Australia)…

February 26, 2020
Transportation

“What does an atheist do when he drives up behind a car with a ‘Honk if you love Jesus’ sticker…”

"Honk if you love Jesus" is a popular bumper sticker that has been cited in print since at least 1971. A question was posted on the newsgroup alt.religion.christian-teen on March 28,…

November 30, 2017
Work/Businesses

“What does an auctioneer need to know?”/“Lots.”

An auctioneer riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006: Q: What do you have to know to be an auctioneer? A: Lots. “What do you have to know to be a real estate salesman?"/”…

August 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What does an electrical engineer have for breakfast?”/“An ohmelette.”

"Ohmelette" (ohm + omelette) is a term used in a few riddles. "what does an electrical engineer have for breakfast? Ohm-lets" was posted on Twitter by Kattab on September 10,…

August 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What does an electrician have for breakfast?”/“An ohmelette.”

"Ohmelette" (ohm + omelette) is a term used in a few riddles. "what does an electrical engineer have for breakfast? Ohm-lets" was posted on Twitter by Kattab on September 10,…

July 1, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What does an escalator say when it stops working?”/“Nothing, it just stairs.”

"Stairs" shouldn't be confused with "stares," but there are jokes. The following riddle was posted on Facebook by Crystal Riner on August 22, 2022: Q: What does an…

November 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“What does an incoherent turkey say?”/“Garble! Garble! Garble!”

A turkey riddle is: Q: What does an incoherent turkey say?A: "Garble! Garble! Garble!" The usual answer would be "gobble gobble gobble," but the turkey is incoherent. "What…

August 19, 2019
Food/Drink

“What does breast milk taste like?”/“Umami.”

"Umami" (one of the five basic tastes) sounds like "yo' mommy." The Wikipedia "umami" entry states that human breast milk has this flavor. Naturally, there are…

June 8, 2020
Food/Drink

“What does Charles Dickens keep in his spice rack?”/“The best of thymes, the worst of thymes.”

A joke on the famous first line of the novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) -- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" -- was printed in BuzzFeed…

February 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What does cheese like to drink?”/“Morbier.”

Morbier cheese sounds like "more beer." A popular riddle is: Q: What does cheese like to drink?A: Morbier. "Which cheese has a drinking problem?" was cited in 2013. "Q:What…

March 7, 2018
Food/Drink

“What does garlic do when it gets hot?”/“It takes its cloves off.”

"Cloves" sounds --to some -- like "clothes." "So the onion says to the garlic 'Hey love, why don't you take your cloves off'" was posted on Twitter on…

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