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May 23, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the leader of popcorn called?”/“The kernel.”

A popcorn riddle is: Q: What is the leader of popcorn called?A: The kernel (colonel). The joke was posted on the newsgroup churchlady on March 7, 2011. Google Groups: churchladyJest For Kids…

September 19, 2019
Education/Schools

“What is the least spoken language in the world?”/“Sign language.”

A language riddle has been printed on many images: Q: What is the least spoken language in the world?A: Sign language. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2010. Twitter…

May 6, 2018
Food/Drink

“What is the left side of an apple?”/“The part that you don’t eat.”

An apple riddle is: Q: What is the left side of an apple (pie/pudding)?A: The part that you don't eat. The is, the "left side" is the part that is left over. The "apple…

November 15, 2016
Sports/Games

“What is the loudest sport?”/“Tennis, because everyone raises a racquet.”

A tennis riddle is: Q: What is the loudest sport?A: Tennis, because everyone raises a racquet (racket). "Why is tennis such a noisy game? Because every player raises a racket" was printed…

October 8, 2020
Education/Schools

“What is the most expensive video-streaming service at this time?”/“College.”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many colleges to switch to remote learning. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 7, 2020: Q: What is the most expensive video-streaming…

September 5, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the most mythical vegetable?”/“A unicorn.”

The fictional "unicorn" animal is not "a single piece of corn" (uni-corn), but there are jokes. "what do you call a mythical vegetable? ('Uni-corn' is shown on an…

September 14, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is the most pirated Apple product?”/“iPatch.”

A joke about Apple Inc. is: Q: What is the most pirated Apple product?A: iPatch (eyepatch). The joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on September 13, 2017. Forms of the "iPatch" joke had…

September 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is the most well behaved drink?”/“Tea because the others are not tea.”

"Naughty" sounds like "not tea." A riddle form of this was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 22, 2017: Q: What is the most well behaved drink?A: Tea because the others are…

June 28, 2021
Sports/Games

“What is the only 4-letter word sport that starts with a ‘T’?”/“Golf.”

"Major global sport. Four letters. Starts with a T"/"Quiz answer: Golf! (Geddit?)" was posted on the Sydney (NSW) Morning Herald on May 16, 2009. "RT @realgmackenzie: Name…

April 24, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What is the opposite of Microsoft Office?”/“Megahard Onfire.”

Microsoft Office is a family of client software, server software, and services. A riddle was posted on Twitter by Kharos on April 22, 2019: WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF MICROSOFT OFFICE?MEGAHARD ONFIRE…

June 23, 2015
Work/Businesses

“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”

American author John Green wrote in An Abundance of Katherines (2006): "What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God…

July 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What is the preferred sandwich of the working class?”/“A plebian-J.”

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is called "PB&J," and this sounds like "plebeian/plebian J." A riddle was posted on Twitter on June 30, 2010: Q: What is the favorite…

November 15, 2016
Sports/Games

“What is the quietest sport?”/“Bowling, because you can hear a pin drop.”

A bowling riddle is: Q: What is the quietest sport?A: Bowling, because you can hear a pin drop. The riddle was printed in many newspapers in January 1958. However, the "you can hear a pin…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Bleu cheese.”

A popular blue cheese riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Bleu/Blue cheese. "Bleu Cheese is the saddest cheese of all" was posted on Twitter by Kim #CherCrew on March 24, 2011.…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Blue cheese.”

A popular blue cheese riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Bleu/Blue cheese. "Bleu Cheese is the saddest cheese of all" was posted on Twitter by Kim #CherCrew on March 24, 2011.…

July 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“What is the saddest cheese?”/“Prov-alone.”

"Provolone" cheese doesn't have the word "alone" in it, but one riddle is: Q: What is the saddest cheese?A: Prov-alone. "Provolone really is the saddest cheese"…

November 14, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceEducation/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“What is the strangest thing you’ve done for cash?”/“I took out a loan to go to school so I could get a job to pay off my school loans.”

School loans can feel like years of poverty. "I’m so glad I went to school and studied hard so I could get a good job and pay off my student loans and 10 years later...still feel poor…

July 3, 2015
Food/Drink

“What is the volume of an object with depth a and radius z?”/“Pi z z a.”

A popular mathematical pizza joke that has been printed on posters is: Q: What is the volume of an object with depth a and radius z?A: Pi*z*z*a. The joke has been cited in print since at least…

March 16, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“What is this? Bring-your-knife-to-work day??” (March 15th joke)

"Is it bring your knife to work day or something? -- Julius Caesar" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Roman dictator Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC) was assassinated…

October 18, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What is Tinker Bell’s Mexican sister’s name?”/“Taco Bell.”

Taco Bell (a Tex-Mex chain restaurant) has nothing to do with Tinker Bell (a fictional character), but there are jokes. "wonders if Tinker, Bell ever dines at Taco, Bell..." was posted on…

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