A popular school riddle is: Q: What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?A: A blackboard. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1939. 8 July 1939, Wilmington (DE)…
A silly riddle is: Q: What is brown, hairy and wears sunglasses? A: A coconut on vacation. The popular riddle has been cited in printed since at least 1988, when it was included in The Big Book of…
Canadians have a reputation for politeness. A joke is: Q: What is Canada's favorite (board) game?A: Sorry! "Canada's favorite board game. Sorry. Haha. #WereSoPolite" was posted…
The sport of boxing doesn't involve making boxes, but this joke became popular in 2019 and is of unknown authorship: Q: What is cardboard’s favorite sport? A: Boxing. Facebook Cub Scout…
The sport of "boxing" doesn't have anything to do with cardboard boxes, but there are jokes. A cardboard riddle has been cited in print since at least 2016: Q: What is cardboard’s…
Police are sometimes called "coppers." A chemistry riddle is: Q: What is copper nitrate?A: Overtime for policemen. The "copper night rate" joke has been cited in print since at…
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,…
A "walnut" is not a literal "wall nut," but there's a riddle: Q: What is crazy and walks along the sides of buildings?A: A walnut. The joke was posted on Twitter on…
A "walnut" is not a literal "wall nut," but there's a riddle: Q: What is crazy and walks along the sides of buildings?A: A walnut. The joke was posted on Twitter on…
The dish of spaghetti and meatballs sometimes becomes "spaghetti and snowballs" in winter months. "ICED SPAGHETTI AND SNOWBALLS AGAIN?" was published in the Li'l Abner…
"Mince pie" sounds like "mince spy." The observation was cited in an 1872 newspaper: "The little boy who wanted to go and see the French Spy, was told to be good and stay…
A joke about Middle Eastern cuisine is: Q: What is it called when you kill a chickpea?A: Hummuside (homicide). "Hummuside" (hummus + homicide) has been cited on Twitter since April 22,…
The letter "e" has several riddles. This was printed in The Lady's Magazine in December 1787: "THE beginning of eternity,The end of time and space,The beginning of every end,And…
A "Karen" is a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled. Several jokes say that a Karen likes "white whine" (white wine). "Looks like Karen’s had herself…
Marble cake isn't made of marble (a metamorphic rock), but there are jokes. "Because one boy a recipe really garbles: Dennis had put in real marbles!" was posted on the newsgroup…
Gorgonzola cheese doesn't contain the Gorgons of ancient Greek mythology, but there are jokes. A riddle has been cited in print since at least 2009: Q: What is Medusa's favorite cheese?A:…
"Do you realize that 'Muffins' spelled backwards is 'Sniffum'?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.games.subspace on October 30, 1998. "Sniffum" sounds like…
The Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin's last name sounds like "shopping," and the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt's last name sounds like "list." A popular…
An accounting joke has an employer ask several accountants applying for a job what is one plus one. "Two," one accountant answers. "Eleven," another accountant answers.…
Fanta soda has nothing to do with Santa Claus, but many have suggested a "Fanta Claus," who brings soda on Christmas. "What’s orange and comes down the chimney? Fanta Claus"…