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

“What type of music scares balloons?”/“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…

November 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of pasta do penguins eat?”/“Penguine.”

"Linguine" is a pasta. The continent of Antarctica doesn't have a "penguine" or "penguini" pasta made for (or of) penguins -- and there is no such named pasta…

July 24, 2020
Workers/People

“What type of people never get angry?”/“The nomads.”

A riddle was printed in the Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution on January 18, 2005: Q: What do you call someone who never gets angry?A: A no-mad (nomad). "What type of people never get angry?…

November 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“What type of pepper is so hot it makes you scream?”/“A holler-peño.”

Jalapeño peppers are hot, and some have called them "holler-peño" or "hollar-peño." "jack house in the box with curley fries and some hollarpeno popperz" was posted…

January 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of person doesn’t like pizza? A weirdough”

"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…

March 20, 2018
Time/Weather

“What type of sense of humor does rain have?”/“A very wet sense of humor.”

A riddle about rain is; Q: What type of sense of humor does rain have?A: A very wet sense of humor. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. funnyjoke.com.auCategory: Weather jokesDate…

February 9, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What type of singer sings about candy?”/“A candy wrapper.”

A music "rapper" shouldn't be confused with a candy "wrapper." "M&M (eminem) sings 'I'm a Candy Wrapper'" was posted on Twitter on May 27,…

February 9, 2018
Food/Drink

“What type of singer sings about candy?”/“A candy wrapper.”

A music "rapper" shouldn't be confused with a candy "wrapper." "M&M (eminem) sings 'I'm a Candy Wrapper'" was posted on Twitter on May 27,…

November 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“What type of sneakers do chickens wear?”/“Ree-bok-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.…

August 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“What type of tomato smells best?”/“A Roma.”

A tomato riddle is: Q: What type of tomato smells best?A: A Roma. "A Roma" sounds like "aroma." "What kind of tomato smells the best? A roma!" was posted on Twitter by…

November 7, 2020
Work/Businesses

“What type of trainers do chickens wear?”/“Ree-bok-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.…

September 14, 2018
Education/Schools

“What type of wine goes well with back to school?”

"What type of wine goes well with back to school?" is a jocular parent saying that has been printed on many images. "What type of wine goes well with back to school? #wine #wino…

September 14, 2018
Food/Drink

“What type of wine goes well with back to school?”

"What type of wine goes well with back to school?" is a jocular parent saying that has been printed on many images. "What type of wine goes well with back to school? #wine #wino…

April 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“What type of wine pairs best with existential dread?”

Wine pairing can be difficult, especially when it is paired with one's emotional state (and not food). "*at a restaurant talking to the waiter* yes, which wine pairs best with existential…

December 5, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What vaccine did Doctor Strange take?”/“Astral-Zeneca.”

AstraZeneca plc (British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company) made vaccines during the COIVD-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company's name is sometimes joked as…

December 5, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What vaccine do hippies get?”/“Astral Zeneca.”

AstraZeneca plc (British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company) made vaccines during the COIVD-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company's name is sometimes joked as…

December 5, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What vaccine do occultists use?”/“AstralZeneca.”

AstraZeneca plc (British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company) made vaccines during the COIVD-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company's name is sometimes joked as…

May 19, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“What vegetable do you find at the gym?”/“Muscle sprouts!”

There are "Brussels sprouts" and no "muscle sprouts," but there are jokes. "What kind of vegetables workout in a gym? Muscle sprouts" was posted on X/Twitter by Dr.…

May 19, 2016
Food/Drink

“What vegetable makes birds fart?”/“A sparrow gas.”

Asparagus isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What vegetable makes birds fart"A: A sparrow gas. Pun Gents published the pun on June 12, 2009. Pun Gents :: Original Pun of…

November 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“What vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?”/“Beets me.”

A riddle/joke about vegetables at Thanksgiving dinner is: Q: What kind of vegetables would you like for Thanksgiving dinner?A: Beets me! The Thanksgiving joke has been cited in print since at least…

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