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August 28, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksFood/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What kind of salad do termites eat?”/“House salad.”

A “house salad” is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It’s not made of a house or served to a house, but there are jokes. "What kind of salad do termites eat? House salad"…

August 7, 2023
Education/Schools

“What kind of school do surfers go to?”/“Boarding school.”

A surfer riddle is: Q: What kind of school do surfers go to?A: Boarding school. "Q. Where do surfers go to learn to surf? A. Boarding school" was posted on X/Twitter by Claire Spiers on…

March 18, 2016
Education/Schools

“What kind of school does a carpenter go to?”/“Boarding school.”

"Boarding school" is the subject of an obvious pun: Q: What kind of school does a carpenter go to?A: Boarding school. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. “Flight…

October 27, 2022
Art/Sculpture

“What kind of shoes do artists wear?”/“Skechers.”

Skechers shoes have nothing to do with artists and sketching, but there are jokes. "What kind of shoes do artists wear when they're…

October 27, 2022
Art/Sculpture

“What kind of shoes do artists wear?”/“Sketchers.”

Skechers shoes have nothing to do with artists and sketching, but there are jokes. "What kind of shoes do artists wear when they're…

May 20, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of shoes do bakers wear?”/“Loafers.”

A baker riddle is: Q: What kind of shoes do bakers wear?A: Loafers. The "loafers" joke has been cited in print since at least 1984. “What kind of shoes does bread…

November 7, 2020
Work/Businesses

“What kind of shoes do chickens wear?”/“Ree-bok-bok-bok.”

"Reebok" makes footwear and clothing. This sounds like what a chicken would say ("Bok-bok-bok"), and a "REE-BOK-BOK-BOK-BOK" joke has been printed on several images.…

October 31, 2022
Education/Schools

“What kind of shoes do linguists wear?”/“Converse.”

Converse shoes have nothing to do with conversations or conversing, but there are jokes. "What kind of shoes do linguists wear? converse" was posted on Reddit -- Funny on October 10,…

March 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What kind of shoes does a plumber wear?”/“Clogs.”

A plumber riddle is: Q: What kind of shoes do plumbers wear? A: Clogs. The "clogs" pun has been cited in print since at least 2001. “What kind of shoes do bakers…

May 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of shoes does bread wear?”/“Loafers.”

A bread riddle is: Q: What kind of shoes does bread wear?A: Loafers. The "loafers" joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. “What kind of shoes do bakers…

March 22, 2016
Time/Weather

“What kind of shorts do clouds wear?”/“Thunderwear.”

A popular children's joke about the weather is: Q: What kind of shorts do clouds wear?A: Thunderwear. The "thunderwear" joke has been cited in print since at least 1990. The joke has…

May 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What kind of sugar does Darth Vader prefer in his coffee?”/“Imperial Sugar.”

Several Star Wars jokes involve Darth Vader and coffee. "Q:What kind of sugar does Darth Vader prefer in his coffee? A: Imperial Sugar" was posted on Twitter by nathan_clark on April 8,…

March 10, 2018
Food/Drink

“What kind of tea do you drink with the queen?”/“Royal-tea.”

"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…

August 4, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of tea is hard to swallow?”/“Reality.”

A popular pun about tea is: Q: What kind of tea is sometimes hard to swallow?A: Reality. The joke was from 9-year-old Benje Morris of Charlotte, North Carolina, who won a 1994 Laffy Taffy…

August 13, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“What kind of tree has no money?”/“Burr oak.”

Money doesn't grow on trees, and there's a pun: Q: What kind of tree has no money?A: Burr oak (broke). "If it ain't burr oak, don't affix it" was posted on the…

August 13, 2021
Transportation

“What kind of truck is never lonely?”/“A pick-up truck.”

A pick-up truck doesn't necessarily have good pick-up lines to pick up dates, but there are jokes. This riddle has been cited in print since at least 2018 and was popularized on a Laffy Taffy…

October 30, 2017
Radio/Television

“What kind of TV do you find inside a haunted house?”/“A wide scream TV.”

A Halloween riddle about wide-screen television is: Q: What kind of TV do you find inside a haunted house?A: A wide scream TV. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998. Google Books3650…

August 19, 2017
Time/Weather

“What kind of underwear should you wear during an eclipse?”/“Fruit of the moon.”

A solar eclipse riddle is: Q: What kind of underwear should you wear during an eclipse?A: Fruit of the moon. The joke was posted by Boys' Life magazine on August 16, 2017. Wikipedia: Fruit of…

April 9, 2019
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable has the worst manners?”/“A rudeabaga.”

"If you were a vegetable, you'd be a rudeabaga" (rude + rutabaga) is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "If you were a plant you'd be a…

October 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“What kind of vegetable is jealous?”/“A green bean.”

People get "green" with envy, and there's a vegetable riddle: Q: What kind of vegetable is jealous?A: A green bean. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2006. Sumo…

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