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July 27, 2016
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Where do cows go for entertainment?”/“To the moo-vies.”

A popular cow joke is: Q: Where do cows go for entertainment?A: To the moo-vies. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1979. “Where do cows go on vacation?"/"Moo York" is…

June 27, 2015
Names/Phrases

“Where do cows go on vacation?”/“Moo York.”

A popular silly riddle is told about New York: Q: Where do cows go on vacation?A: Moo York. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1978. "Where do eggs go on vacation?"/"New…

June 17, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ducks go for dinner?”/“Quacker Barrel.”

A riddle about Cracker Barrel cheese was printed in Newsday (Long Island, NY) on March 1, 1998: Q: What is a duck's favorite cheese?A: Quacker Barrel. A riddle about Cracker Barrel restaurants…

June 27, 2015
Names/Phrases

“Where do eggs go on vacation?”/“New Yolk City.”

A popular silly riddle is told about New York: Q: Where do eggs go on vacation? A: New Yolk City. The "Where do eggs go on vacation?" joke has been cited in print since at least 2009.…

May 13, 2018
Food/Drink

“Where do eggs stay on vacation?”/“Hollandaise Inn.”

"Hollandaise Inn" is a jocular name for a hotel, seemingly a combination of the names of Holiday Inn and Days Inn. The name "Hollandaise Inn" was print in newspapers in 1977,…

October 30, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets?”/“Bootiques.”

A popular Halloween ghost riddle about shopping is: Q: Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets?A: Boo-tiques. The joke was printed in many newspapers in October 1984. 28 October 1984, Sunday…

January 13, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where do fish go to borrow money?”/“A loan shark.”

A "loan shark" riddle is: Q: Where do fish go to borrow money?A: A loan shark. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Loan sharkA loan shark is a person or…

June 26, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Where do fishes work?”/“In the of-fish.”

The word "office" becomes "of-fish" in several fish puns. "Where do fishes work? In the of-fish" was posted on Twitter on March 15, 2015. "Where does a shark…

September 30, 2017
Sports/Games

“Where do footballers dance?”/“At a football.”

Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 June 2006, Liverpool (UK) Echo, "Your JOEKS," pg. 22:Where do footballers dance?At a football. TwitterDaily Jokes‏ @webfoolishWhere do footballers dance? At…

January 27, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Where do fortune tellers dance?”/“At the crystal ball.”

People dance at a ball, but a "crystal ball" pun is: Q: Where do fortune tellers dance?A: At the crystal ball. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1984. Google BooksThe…

October 13, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ghosts go out?”/“Where they can get boos and sheet faced.”

Ghosts are often depicted wearing sheets and saying "boo." Several popular Halloween jokes have ghosts with "boos" ("booze') and getting "sheet-faced"…

July 20, 2019
Education/Schools

“Where do hippos go to college?”/“To the hippocampus.”

The hippocampus (a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates) doesn't contain a hippopotamus, but there are jokes. "And where do hippos go for advanced education? Where…

August 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Where do homeless accountants live?”/“In a tax shelter.”

An according riddle is: Q: Where do homeless accountants live?A: In a tax shelter! The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. Accounting funFriday, October 10, 2008Where do homeless…

July 7, 2019
NeighborhoodsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Where do horses live?”/“In a neigh-borhood.”

A pun the word "neighborhood" is: Q: Where do horses live?A: In a neigh-borhood. "Where do horses live? In the neighhhhborhood" was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times,on…

April 27, 2025
Food/Drink

“Where do I buy French onions to make French onion soup?”

French onion soup doesn't require French onions, but there are jokes. This was posted on X/Tiwtter by 🥴steph🥴 on January 23, 2023: "Making soup. How do you know which onions are…

May 5, 2023
Food/Drink

“Where do I get seeds to start my own beer garden?”/“The Burpee catalog, of course.”

The word "garden" usually evokes images of plants, such as tomato plants. A garden usually doesn't grow beer. "Where do you get the seeds to start a beer garden?" was…

August 21, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do Martians drink beer?”/“At a Mars bar.”

A pun on the "Mars" chocolate bar is: Q: Where do Martians drink beer?A: At a Mars bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Mars (chocolate bar)Mars is a…

August 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“Where do Martians drink beer?”/“At a Mars bar.”

A pun on the "Mars" chocolate bar is: Q: Where do Martians drink beer?A: At a Mars bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Mars (chocolate bar)Mars is a…

February 15, 2016
Education/Schools

“Where do math teachers go on vacation?”/“To Times Square.”

A New York City-related math joke is: Q: Where do math teachers go on vacation?A: To Times Square. The joke was cited on Twitter on July 1, 2011. Wikipedia: Times SquareTimes Square is a major…

February 16, 2016
Neighborhoods

“Where do math teachers go on vacation?”/“To Times Square.”

A New York City-related math joke is: Q: Where do math teachers go on vacation?A: To Times Square. The joke was cited on Twitter on July 1, 2011. Wikipedia: Times SquareTimes Square is a major…

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