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October 17, 2017
Sports/Games

“What’s a police officer’s favorite gaming console?”/“WII U WII U WII U WII U WII U WII U.”

Wii U s a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The name sounds like a European police siren. "Sounds like a euro police siren. Wii U...wii u...wii u" was posted on Twitter on…

May 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s a porcupine’s favorite kind of sandwich?”/“Quilled cheese.”

Grilled cheese is not "quilled cheese," but there are jokes. "You know what a porcupine's favorite sandwich is, don't you? Quilled cheese" was posted on Reddit --…

April 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a pretzel’s favorite dance?”/“The Twist.”

There are at least two answers to a pretzel riddle. This version was posted on Twitter on May 18, 2010: Q: What's a pretzel's favorite dance?A: The Satlsa. A different answer was given on…

April 18, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What’s a pretzel’s favorite dance?”/“The Twist.”

There are at least two answers to a pretzel riddle. This version has been cited in print since at least 1999: Q: What's a pretzel's favorite dance?A: The Twist. A different answer was…

May 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“What’s a rangoon to a 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…

February 13, 2021
Art/Sculpture

“What’s a seal’s favorite subject?”/“Art art art!”

A seal riddle was posted on Twitter by Kimberly Smith on October 27, 2010: Q: What is a seal's favorite subject in school?A: Art art! "What is a seals favourite subject? 'art,…

December 29, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“What’s a shy and retiring accountant?” (joke)

Accountants are usually conservative personalities. "What's a shy and retiring accountant?" goes an old joke. "An accountant who's half a million shy and that's why…

February 12, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s a skier’s favorite lunch meat?”/“Slalami.”

The skiing term "slalom" is sometimes jokingly combined with "salami" to form the portmanteau word "slalami" or "slalomi." "The Slalami Promise: No more…

February 12, 2018
Sports/Games

“What’s a skier’s favorite lunch meat?”/“Slalomi.”

The skiing term "slalom" is sometimes jokingly combined with "salami" to form the portmanteau word "slalami" or "slalomi." "The Slalami Promise: No more…

October 26, 2017
Education/Schools

“What’s a skunk’s favorite game in school?”/“Show and smell.”

A riddle about "show and tell" is: Q: What's a skunk's favorite game in school?A: Show and smell. "Why would you bring a pet skunk to school? For show and smell!" was…

July 20, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s a suicide bomber’s worst fear?”/“Dying alone.”

A suicide bomber usually tries to take other people along with him or her. The tragic situation has developed a standard joke. "We all die alone... Unless your a suicide bomber" was cited…

August 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s a survivalist’s favorite drink?”/“Dr Prepper.”

Dr Prepper (Dr Pepper + prepper) is a fictional soft drink name that has been printed on many images. "I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper: I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper. A funny soft drink…

February 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“What’s a survivalist’s favorite soda?”/“Dr Prepper.”

Dr Prepper (Dr Pepper + prepper) is a fictional soft drink name that has been printed on many images. "I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper: I'm a Prepper - Dr Prepper. A funny soft drink…

August 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What’s a teddy bear’s favorite pasta?”/“Tagliateddy.”

A pun on "tagliatelle" pasta is: Q: What's a teddy bear's favorite pasta?A: Tagliateddy. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.happy.valley on January 12, 2002. Wikipedia:…

January 11, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“What’s a thousand times better than Instagram?”/“Instakilogram.”

Instagram is an American photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. "Announcing the newest social photo app: Instakilogram. Literally a thousand times better than…

November 2, 2021
Time/Weather

“What’s a three-season bed?”/“One without a spring.”

A joke was printed in The Christian Science Monitor in September 1926 and widely reprinted in newspapers: "Out in the country where I spent my vacation they gave me one of those three-season…

March 9, 2015
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What’s a tuba for?” (joke)

"What's a tuba for?" is a classic tuba joke. "What's a tuba for? To blow into, or to make a house outa?" was cited in print in 1940. Wikipedia: 2X42x4, two-by-four, or…

October 28, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit?”/“A blood orange.”

A popular vampire riddle is: Q: What's a vampire's favorite fruit?A: A blood orange. "Q: What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit? A: Blood orange" was cited in a 1991 newspaper…

May 19, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit?”/“A necktarine.”

The nectarine isn't featured in many jokes, but there is a pun: Q: What's a vampire's favorite fruit?A: A necktarine. The pun was cited with other Halloween jokes on the newsgroup…

May 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“What’s a vampire’s favorite ice cream?”/“Veinilla.”

A popular children's Halloween pun is: Q: What's a vampire's favorite ice cream?A: Veinilla. The "veinilla" (vein + vanilla) joke has been cited in print since at least…

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