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April 6, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is a chef’s favorite soft drink?”/“Baking soda.”

A chef riddle is: Q: What is a chef's favorite soft drink?A: Baking soda. The riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on April 4, 2022. Wikipedia: Sodium bicarbonateSodium bicarbonate or…

November 27, 2021
Food/Drink

“What is a chicken’s favorite beer?”/“Bock.”

Chickens go "bock bock bock." A riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006: Q: What is a chicken's favorite beer?A: Bock. A Texas riddle (about Shiner Bock from a brewery in…

April 10, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What is a chiropractor’s favorite type of music?”/“Hip-pop.”

"Hip-pop" is a music portmanteau of "hip-hop" and "pop." "If I were a chiropractor, I’d listen to HIP-POP! GET IT?" was posted on Twitter by Matthew Inman…

November 7, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is a classical musician’s favorite Chinese food?”/“Bach Choy.”

The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…

November 7, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What is a classical musician’s favorite Chinese food?”/“Bach Choy.”

The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…

November 5, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is a coffee bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving?”/“Roast.”

A coffee riddle is: Q: What is a coffee bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving?A: Roast. "Q: What is a Coffee Bean’s favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving? A: ROAST" was posted…

December 20, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What is a communist? One who hath yearnings for equal division of unequal earnings.”

English poet Ebenezer Elliott (1781-1849) wrote: EPIGRAM.What is a communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings: Idler, or bungler, or both, he is willing To fork out…

December 29, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What is a conspiracy theorist?”/“Someone who fact-checks professional liars.”

"A CONSPIRACY THEORIST IS JUST SOMEONE WHO FACT-CHECKS PROFESSIONAL LIARS" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Truth Theory on August 21, 2024. "A CONSPIRACY THEORIST IS…

March 25, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is a cow’s favorite lunch meat?”/“Bullogna.”

A cow riddle is: Q: What is a cow's favorite lunch meat?A: Bullogna. The "bullogna" (bull + bologna) joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. Wikipedia: Bologna…

November 15, 2016
Food/Drink

“What is a crazy pickle?”/“A daffydill.”

A pickle riddle is: Q: What is a crazy pickle?A: A daffy dill (daffodil). "If a Daffydil's a crazy pickle will it make a night blooming cereus?" was printed in a 1911 newspaper.…

October 13, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is a criminal’s favorite font?”/“Sans Sheriff.”

A pun about "sans-serif" lettering is: Q: What is a criminal's favorite font?A: Sans Sheriff. "What's a criminal's favorite kind of font? SANS SHERIFF" was posted…

February 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“What is a crow’s favorite drink?”/“Cawfee.”

"Random thought Do Crows drink CAWFEE?" was posted on Twitter by Jim Brenneman on October 26, 2010. "cawfee. its what crows drink" was posted on Twitter by rachel gibson on…

September 25, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What is a crowbar?”/“A place were crows go to get a drink.”

A jocular definition of "crowbar" is: Q: What is a crowbar?A: A place where crows got to get a drink. Forms of the joke/pun/riddle have been cited in print since at least 1890. "True…

May 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is a customary greeting from a cannibal?”/“He presents you with a handshake.”

A "handshake" is very different from a "milk shake," but there have been several cannibal jokes. "Why did Jeffrey Dahmer keep a blender on his porch? So he could greet…

December 23, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“What is a dinosaur’s least favorite reindeer?”/“Comet.”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: What is a dinosaur's least favorite reindeer?A: Comet. The Christmas joke was posted on Twitter on June 11, 2015. The joke has been printed on several images, such as…

June 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“What is a duck’s favorite cheese?”/“Quacker Barrel.”

A riddle about Cracker Barrel cheese was printed in Newsday (Long Island, NY) on March 1, 1998: Q: What is a duck's favorite cheese?A: Quacker Barrel. A riddle about Cracker Barrel restaurants…

January 10, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What is a duck’s favorite dance?”/“The quackstep.”

A duck riddle is: Q: What is a duck's favorite dance?A: The quackstep. The "quackstep"/"quickstep" joke was posted on the newsgroup free.uk.btinternet.chatter.refugees on…

September 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is a duck’s favorite snack?”/“Quackers.”

A riddle about ducks and crackers is: Q: What is a duck's favorite snack?A: Quackers (quack + crackers). "Quacker Oats" has been cited in print since at least 1978, and…

April 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is a feminist’s favorite fruit?”/“Mango.”

"Mango" (a fruit) sounds like "man go." "'M is for mango.' 'The feminists favourite'" was published in a 2005 book. A riddle was posted on Twitter…

December 26, 2016
Food/Drink

“What is a frog’s favorite drink?”/“Croak-a-cola.”

A popular children's riddle about the soft drink Coca-Cola is: Q: What is a frog's favorite drink?A: Croak-a-Cola. A "Croak-a-Cola" pun has been cited in print since at least…

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