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May 11, 2022
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“What’s a cow’s favorite moosical note?”/“Beef-flat.”

"Beef-flat" sounds like "B-flat." "'The tune that old cow died on,' must have been written in beef flat. -- Whitehall Times." was printed in the Record of…

June 28, 2021
Food/Drink

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

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 Mennonite’s favorite kind of raisin?”/“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.…

November 9, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a mythical gourd with an attitude?”/“A sass-squash.”

Sasquatch (Bigfoot) has nothing to do with squash, but several jokes involve "sas-squash" or "sass-squash." "What do you call a squash with an attitude? A SASS-SQUASH!…

October 17, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

April 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s a tired dragon’s favorite steak?”/“Flamin’ yawn.”

"Filet mignon" can sound like "flamin' yawn," and there are jokes. "What's a tired dragons favorite steak? Sarah: Flamin'yawn! (filet mignon)" was…

February 25, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“What’s an ideal name for a Vietnamese-Italian fusion restaurant?”/“Pho-geddaboudit.”

"WHY HAVEN'T I OPENED A VIETNAMESE/ITALIAN FUSION RESTAURANT CALLED "PHO-GEDDA 'BOUT IT"?!" was posted on Twitter by Lucia Fasano on June 18, 2014. The name is a…

December 23, 2025
Work/Businesses

“What’s another name for the captain of a sail boat?”/“A sails manager.”

"Sales manager" shouldn't be confused with "sails manager," but there are jokes. "YES! Just been hired as a sails manager at the yacht club 🚣" was posted on…

April 15, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s considered trashy if you’re poor, but classy if you’re rich?”/“Getting govt. money.”

A business magnate such as Elon Musk receives billions of "corporate welfare" government money. However, when a poor person receives welfare, many people regard this action as worse.…

November 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s every road worker’s favorite candy?”/“A pavemint.”

Pavement contains no mint, except in "pave-mint"/"pavemint" jokes. "The freshest street in town is made of pave-mint" was posted on Twitter by Richard Backeberg on…

March 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?”/“A carrot.”

A carrot riddle is: Q: What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?A: A carrot. The riddle was posted on the newsgroup eunet.jokes on April 24, 1990, where it was called an old joke. The joke is that…

April 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What’s really selfish is expecting other individuals to surrender their liberties…”

"What’s really selfish is expecting other individuals to surrender their liberties so that you can enjoy a false sense of security. AND THATS A FACT" was posted on Twitter by Mr…

June 9, 2018
Food/Drink

“What’s the best cheese to lure a bear out of a cave?”/“Camembert.”

"Camembert" cheese sound a little like "come on, bear." A riddle is: Q: What’s the best cheese to lure a bear out of a cave?A: Camembert. "He also told me this, what…

April 28, 2022
Time/Weather

“What’s the best day to fly a kite?”/“Windsday.”

"Wednesday" sometimes sounds like "Windsday," and there's a riddle: Q: What’s the best day to fly a kite?A: Windsday. "What's the best day to fly a kite?…

October 28, 2020
Sports/Games

“What’s the best field event in athletics? Discus”

"Discus" (as in the "discus throw," a track and field event) should not be confused with "discuss" (as in "discussion"), but there are jokes. "What is…

October 26, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“What’s the best kind of grass for your front yard?”/“Emo grass because it cuts itself.”

An “emo” joke has been told on several images: Q: What’s the best kind of grass for your front yard?A: Emo grass because it cuts itself. "Emo grass -- the grass that cuts itself"…

January 30, 2020
Food/Drink

“What’s the best way to cook alligator?”/“In a crockpot.”

Crockpots aren't for cooking crocodiles, but there are jokes. "JOHN ESTES wondering if alligator is cooked in a 'croc pot'" was printed in the Hanford (CA) Sentinel on…

August 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the best way to get walnuts and Brazil nuts to laugh?”/“Crack them up.”

A walnut riddle has been cited in print since at least 2004: Q: How do you make a walnut laugh?A: Crack it up! A version including Brazil nuts was posted on Twitter by Lorraine Jo King on August…

June 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“What’s the difference between a bowl of moldy lettuce and a depressing song?” (riddle)

"Bad salad" and "sad ballad" is a spoonerism. "GAYLORD CARTER, in his Grin, Sing and Bear It (if you can) Club, at Don Lee's yesterday morning, after a beautiful…

September 25, 2017
Education/Schools

“What’s the difference between a college freshman and a high school senior?”/“Three months.”

A popular college saying is: Q: What’s the difference between a college freshman and a high school senior?A: Three months of summer vacation. That is, there is not much time to prepare for…

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