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November 21, 2015
Food/Drink

“How do you eat an elephant?”/“One bite at a time”

"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time," a popular saying has it. The proverb means that giant tasks can be accomplished if done a little at a time. Frank Cody, Detroit's…

February 16, 2023
Food/Drink

“How do you end a prayer to the Noodle God?”/“Ramen.”

Some jokes identify the word "amen" in "ramen" (noodles). "How do you end a prayer to the Noodle God? Ramen" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 28, 2015.…

July 21, 2019
Food/Drink

“How do you feed 1000 people with one loaf of bread? Cut the ends and now you have endless bread”

Many people cut the ends off of a loaf of bread. "How do you share a loaf of bread with many people?Cut off both ends and it becomes endless bread" was posted on Twitter by Nicholas johan…

August 7, 2019
Food/Drink

“How do you feel about canned food? Personally, I’d give it an ate out of tin”

"Ate out of tin" sounds like "8 out of 10." "Ate-out-of-tin homeless people are malnourished" was posted on Twitter by AstonishingSod on November 20, 2009, and again…

February 12, 2014
Food/Drink

“How do you fix a broken pizza?”/“Tomato paste.”

A popular pizza joke is: "How do you fix a broken pizza?""Use tomato paste!" The joke has been cited in print since at least 1993. Google BooksSilly School JokesBy Gary Perkins…

July 23, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you fix a broken sousaphone?”/“With a tuba glue.”

"Tuba" sounds like "tube of." A riddle was printed in many newspapers in 1994: Q: What do you use to fix a broken tuba?A: A tuba glue! The riddle is often worded as this: Q: How…

July 22, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you fix a broken tuba?”/“With a tuba glue.”

"Tuba" sounds like "tube of." A riddle was printed in many newspapers in 1994: Q: What do you use to fix a broken tuba?A: A tuba glue! The riddle is often worded as this: Q: How…

October 17, 2016
Food/Drink

“How do you fix a cracked pumpkin?”/“With a pumpkin patch.”

A popular Halloween pumpkin riddle is: Q: How do you mend a broken jack-o'lantern?A: With a pumpkin patch! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994, when it was printed in many…

February 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“How do you get a farm girl to like you?”/“A tractor.”

"A tractor" sounds like "attract her." A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on February 7, 2019: Q: How do you get a farm girl to like you?A: A tractor. Reddit --…

June 17, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“How do you get a French waiter’s attention?”/“Start ordering in German.”

A French restaurant riddle is: Q: How do you get a French waiter’s attention?A: Start ordering in German. That is, French waiters will usually ignore you -- except if you are German. (Germany…

October 9, 2016
Sports/Games

“How do you get a grandmother to swear?”/“Have another say ‘Bingo!’”

A popular bingo joke is: Q: How do you get a grandmother to swear?A: Have another grandmother say "Bingo!" The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992. Google Groups:…

March 6, 2015
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you get a guitarist to turn down the volume?” (joke)

Can guitar players read music? A popular joke is: Q. How do you get a guitar player to play softer?A. Give him a sheet of music. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992. Google Groups:…

July 14, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?” (lawyer joke)

One popular lawyer joke hints at the lynch law: Q: How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?A: Cut the rope. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1993. Google BooksGreat Lawyer Stories:…

October 23, 2017
Education/Schools

“How do you get a parrot to talk properly?”/“Send him to polytechnic.”

A "polytechnic" is not full of parrots (Pollys, as in "Polly want a cracker?"), but there's a riddle: Q: How do you get a parrot to talk properly?A: Send him to…

January 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“How do you get a pound of meat out of a fly?”/“Unzip it.”

An NSFW riddle is: Q: How do you get a pound of meat out of a fly?A: Unzip it. A "fly" is small and has almost no meat, but the "fly" in the joke is a zipper. Sometimes "a…

August 28, 2014
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you get an actor off your front porch?” (joke)

Many jokes have been told about unemployed actors. One popular joke is: Q: How do you get an actor off your front porch?A: Pay him for the pizza. The joke has been cited in print since at least…

August 6, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you get an actor to complain?”/“Give him a job.”

Actors aren't happy when they're out of work, and many still complain when they do find work. "Here's a joke: How do you make an actor bitch? Give him a job." was printed…

October 5, 2016
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How do you get an elephant out of the theater?”/“You can’t. It’s in his blood.”

It's often said that actors have acting in their blood. There's a joke: Q: How do you get an elephant out of the theater?A: You can't. It's in his blood. The joke has been cited…

June 19, 2019
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“How do you get gold’s attention?”/“You yell Au.”

The chemical symbol of symbol of gold -- Au -- sounds like "Hey, you!" A riddle was posted on Twitter by John Mayernaise on September 4, 2012: Q: How does Silver get Gold's…

April 17, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“How do you get in contact with a Greek architect?”/“You column.”

Greek architecture is known for its Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns. "Column" sounds like "call him" or "call 'em." A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes…

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