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May 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“What nut has no shell?”/“A dough-nut.”

A donut/doughnut riddle is: Q: What nut has no shell?A: A dough-nut. "What's the only nut without a shell? A doughnut" was published in The Evening World (New York, NY) on April 2,…

March 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What Orwell failed to predict was that we’d buy the cameras ourselves, and our biggest fear…”

"What Orwell failed to predict was that we’d buy the cameras ourselves, and that our biggest fear would be that nobody was watching" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“What other mountain fluids would make a good soda?”

"What other mountain fluids would make a good soda?" was posted on X/Twitter by Kip Conlon on July 10, 2020, and this received over 830 likes. This is a joke on Mountain Dew, a soft drink…

June 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What Our Recovery Knows” (“work” backronym)

"What Our Recovery Knows" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "work." "AA-related 'Alconym' . . .W O R K = What Our Recovery Knows" was posted on the…

July 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“What pan is the best to make sushi in?”/“Japan.”

A sushi riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 30, 2017: Q: What's the best kind of pan to make sushi in?A: Japan. The riddle -- slightly reworded -- was posted again on Reddit --…

February 8, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“What part of ‘I don’t want to spend anymore money’ don’t I understand?”

"What part of 'I don’t want to spend anymore money' don’t I understand?" -- "I understand," not "you understand" -- is a jocular saying about spending…

November 1, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What part of libertarianism bothers you?” (meme)

"What part of libertarianism bothers you? The part where you have to make decisions about your own life? Or the part where you don't get to make my decisions for me?" is a saying…

October 1, 2012
Food/Drink

“What part of the chicken is the nugget/croquette/popcorn?”

"What part of the chicken is the nugget/croquette/popcorn?" is the standard joke told about some chicken offerings at restaurants. "Chicken croquettes, eh? I say, waiter, what part…

August 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“What pasta sauce is really good at knocking down pins?”/“Bowlin’ ace.”

"Bolognese" should not be pronounced "bowlin' ace," but there are jokes. "Bowlin' Ace" was posted on Twitter by John Feeley on November 6, 2015. "Did…

August 21, 2017
Time/Weather

“What prize did the meteorologist win for coming in last?”/“A precipitation trophy.”

"Participation trophy" is sometimes written -- often in jest -- as "precipitation trophy." "What does a weatherman win when he correctly predicts the weather? A…

February 12, 2017
Food/Drink

“What pronouns should you use for a chocolate bar?”/“Her/she.”

A joke/riddle about Hershey's chocolate is: Q: What pronouns should you use for a chocolate bar?A: Her/she. "What gender pronouns are you supposed to use for chocolate bars? HER /…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Beer”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Bourbon”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Gin”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Scotch”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Whiskey”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

July 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with Father’s Day? Wine”

"What rhymes with Father's Day? Beer/Bourbon/Gin/Scotch/Whiskey/Wine" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Know what rhymes with Father's Day?…

January 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“What rhymes with orange?”/“No, it doesn’t.”

"Rhymes with orange" is something that people have been trying to figure out since at least the 1800s. A jocular riddle is: Q: What rhymes with orange?A: No, it doesn't. "No, it…

September 20, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What rock group has four members who can’t sing or play instruments?”/“Mount Rushmore.”

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture with the heads of four U.S. presidents carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. A riddle is:…

June 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“What room can you not enter?”/“A mushroom.”

The mushroom is the subject of a popular riddle: Q: What room can no one enter?A: A mushroom. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1925. 9 August 1925, Roland (IA) Record,…

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