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January 26, 2026
Food/Drink

“What the hell are you supposed to say at a wine tasting? ‘Yup, that one also tastes like wine’”

The purpose of "wine tasting" is not to identify or verify if something tastes like wine, but that's a standard joke. "Tasting wine...at a wine tasting...tastes like wine"…

August 24, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to”

"What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to" is a popular quotation of uncertain origin. It has been cited in print since at least 1948, shen it was included in a…

September 21, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What this country needs is more unemployed politicians”

"What the country needs is more unemployed politicians" has been credited, in 1982, to artist Edward Langley (1928-1995). The quotation was credited, in 2000, to political activist and…

November 5, 2017
Time/Weather

“What time do ducks wake up?”/“At the quack of dawn.”

A duck riddle is: Q: What time do ducks wake up?A: At the quack of dawn. The pun has been cited in print since at least 1983, and has been printed on several images. Google Books January 1983,…

August 26, 2024
Work/Businesses

“What time do you get off work?”/“Me: Officially 5:00 pm. Emotionally around 2, but on Fridays 10:00 am”

A work joke was posted on X/Twitter by The Mad Marketer 📣 on April 4, 2022: "What time do you get off work?" Me: Officially 7 PM Emotionally around 2, but on Fridays 10 AM. 😉 The…

February 13, 2019
Time/Weather

“What time is it when an elephant sits on your fence?”/“Time to build a new fence.”

A popular riddle about time is: Q: What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence (car, chair, clock, watch, etc.)?A: Time to get a new fence (car. chair, clock, watch, etc.). This riddle was…

August 13, 2022
Time/Weather

“What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field?”/“Pasture bedtime.”

"Pasture bedtime" sounds like "past your bedtime," and there are several jokes. "Jill: What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? Bill: I dunno, What? Jill: It's…

August 13, 2022
Time/Weather

“What time is it when you see cows sleeping in a field?”/“Pasture bedtime.”

"Pasture bedtime" sounds like "past your bedtime," and there are several jokes. "Jill: What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? Bill: I dunno, What? Jill: It's…

June 21, 2018
Time/Weather

“What time is it when you sit on a pin?”/“Spring time.”

A time riddle is: Q: What time is is when you sit on a pin?A: Spring time. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. “What time is it when you sit on a tack?"/"Spring…

June 24, 2018
Time/Weather

“What time is it when you sit on a tack?”/“Spring time.”

A time riddle is: Q: What time is is when you sit on a tack?A: Spring time. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1968. “What time is it when you sit on a pin?"/"Spring…

April 16, 2008
Time/Weather

“What time is it?”/“Do you mean right now?” (Yogi Berra)

New York Yankee baseball great Yogi Berra is well known for his humorous sayings, although Yogi once remarked: "I never said everything I said." Yogi was once asked (usually attributed to…

June 21, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What travels around the world but stays in one corner?” (riddle)

A popular children's riddle is: Q: What travels around the world but stays in one corner?A: A postage stamp. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1959. Google News Archive June…

June 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“What turns a fruit into a vegetable?”/“AIDS.”

A riddle using the slang terms of "fruit" (homosexual) and "vegetable" (a comatose person) is: Q: What turns a fruit into a vegetable? A: AIDS. The joke -- often regarded as…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“What type of berry makes you smarter?”/“A liberry.”

There isn't a "berry" in the word "library," but it sometimes sounds like that. "Why is it called a liberry when it isn't even a berry?" was posted on…

February 8, 2014
Food/Drink

“What type of cheese is made backwards?”/“Edam.”

Edam cheese is the subject of a classic joke: "What type of cheese is made backwards?""Edam." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1939. Wikipedia: Edam cheeseEdam…

December 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of dairy product is into BDSM?”/“Whipped cream.”

"Whipped cream" has nothing to do with BDSM, but there are jokes. "Whipped cream comes from cows that are into bdsm" was posted on Twitter by whiny teenager on May 20, 2012.…

September 7, 2019
Food/Drink

“What type of drink makes you lose weight?”/“Lighter fluid.”

Drinking "lighter fluid" doesn't make people "lighter" -- it could be fatal -- but there are jokes. "Want to lose weight? Try the Pyro Diet! Drink plenty of Lighter…

January 10, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What type of magazines do cows read?”/“Cattlelogs.”

"Catalogs" sounds like "cattle-logs." "Where might you expect to find a cow's pedigree? -- In a cattle-log" was cited in an 1873 newspaper. "When cows are…

August 10, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What type of music are balloons afraid of?”/“Pop music.”

Balloons hate "pop" music. "What kind of music do balloons dislike? Pop music." was printed in The Craziest Riddle Book in the World (2004) by Lori Miller Fox. "What type…

August 10, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What type of music do balloons hate?”/“Pop music.”

Balloons hate "pop" music. "What kind of music do balloons dislike? Pop music." was printed in The Craziest Riddle Book in the World (2004) by Lori Miller Fox. "What type…

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