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May 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“What’s a crab rangoon to a crab rangoblin?”

There are crab rangoons, but no crab rangoblins. "whats a rangoon to rangoblin" was posted on X/Twitter by Breyland on April 23, 2014. "what's a crab rangoon to a crab…

September 12, 2016
Names/PhrasesPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s a dog’s favorite city?”/“New Yorkie.”

The Yorkshire Terrier is included in a New York joke: Q: What's a dog's favorite city?A: New Yorkie. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004. Wikipedia: Yorkshire TerrierThe…

October 4, 2021
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What’s a dog’s favorite Greek sweet pastry?”/“Barklava.”

"Baklava" is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, popular in Mediterranean countries such as Greece and Turkey. Some people have suggested that there should be a dog treat called…

June 28, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What’s a drummer’s favorite vegetable?”/“Beats.”

A drummer riddle is: Q: What’s a drummers favorite vegetable?A: Beets (Beats). "beets. RT @mattmangano: What is a drummers favorite vegetable?" was posted on Twitter by Holly Frees on…

April 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a farmer’s favorite raisin?”/“A barn raisin.”

"Raisin" can sound like "raising." "What is an Amish man's favorite dried fruit? A barn raisin!" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 9, 2014.…

January 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a fresh vegetable?”/“One that insults a farmer.”

What's a fresh vegetable? A riddle has been cited in print since at least 1979: Q: What do you call a carrot that insults a farmer?A: A fresh vegetable. Another form of the joke was posted on…

October 26, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a ghost’s favorite fruit?”/“Boo-berry.”

"Boo-berry" (or "booberry") is a popular Halloween spelling for "blueberry." The spelling was popularized by the "Boo Berry" monster cereal by the General…

July 27, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“What’s a Grecian urn?” (joke)

"What's a Grecian urn (i.e., earn)?" is an old joke. The answer is sometimes: "About 30 shillings a week." John Keats's poem, "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (1820)…

November 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a killer whale’s favorite pasta?”/“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…

December 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a killer whale’s favorite pasta?”/“Penguini.”

"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…

February 4, 2023
Food/Drink

“What’s a kinky Italian’s favorite dish?”/“Fetish-ini Alfredo.”

Fettuccine (a type of pasta) isn't composed of fetishes, but there are jokes. "Fetishini Alfredo #failedmenuitems" was posted on Twitter by VCTF on November 17, 2010. "Do…

August 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a KKK member’s favorite donut?”/“White powder.”

A Ku Klux Klan (KKK) joke is that its members favor "white powder" donuts. "Propaganda editors at both Dunkin' Donuts and the KKK are perpetually nervous about the phrase…

October 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s a lawyer’s favorite cocktail?”/“Subpoena Colada!”

Piña colada (a cocktail) has nothing to do with subpoenas, but there are lawyer jokes. "Am I a lawyer? Lemme see ... I failed my bar exam (added too much rum to the subpoena colada), so the…

April 22, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s a lawyer’s ideal weight?”/“About three pounds, including the urn.”

A popular lawyer joke is: Q. What is the ideal weight of a lawyer?A. About three pounds, including the urn. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. Google Books The Postal…

August 8, 2022
Time/Weather

“What’s a light-year?”/“One-third less calories than a regular year.”

A joke defines "light-year" much like a "light beer," in that "it has one-third less calories that an regular year." "Evan Davis, one of the insane contestants I…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert?”/“Pi.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite dessert?A: Pi(e). The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008 and has been printed on several images. Yahoo! Answers…

May 16, 2017
Education/Schools

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert?”/“Pi.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite dessert?A: Pi(e). The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008 and has been printed on several images. Yahoo! Answers…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite drink?”/“Root beer.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite drink?A: Root beer. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2016. “If you put root beer in a square cup, does it become…

May 16, 2017
Education/Schools

“What’s a math teacher’s favorite drink?”/“Root beer.”

A math riddle is: Q: What's a math teacher's favorite drink?A: Root beer. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2016. “If you put root beer in a square cup, does it become…

September 14, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“What’s a Met Gala?”/“A type of apple found in New York. Also why it’s called the Big Apple.”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has held an annual fundraiser since 1948, called the Costume Institute Gala, but usually known as the “Met Gala” or “Met Ball.” The term…

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