“What do you call a nervous javelin thrower?”/“Shakespeare.”
A riddle on English playwright William Shakespeare's name was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on July 11, 2014: Q: What do you call a nervous javelin thrower?A: Shakespeare (shakes spear).…
“What do you call a person missing 75% of their spine?”/“A quarterback.”
A football riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on August 27, 2020: Q: What do you call a person missing 75% of their spine?A: A quarterback. The same riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on the…
“What do you call a pretend railway?”/“A play station.”
A riddle about PlayStation is: Q: What do you call a pretend railway?A: A play station. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on March 2, 2004. Wikipedia: PlayStationPlayStation…
“What do you call a stupid fish?”/“A dumb bass.”
A fishing riddle is: Q: What do you call a stupid fish?A: A dumb bass. "Dumb bass" sounds like "dumb ass." "What do you call the stupidest fish in the sea? A dumb…
“What do you call a vegan fighting style?”/“Tofu.”
"Tofu" (a food) is very different from "kung fu" (a Chinese martial art), but there have been jokes -- especially involving toes. "What is tofu made of? My guess, toes and…
“What do you call a woman who’s really good at darts?”/“Amy.”
A darts riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on January 29, 2022: Q: What do you call a woman who’s really good at darts?A: Amy. Amy has good "aim." Reddit -- DadjokesPosted by…
“What do you call an Englishman in the World Cup final?”/“The referee.”
A soccer joke is: Q: What do you call an Englishman in the World Cup final?A: The referee. "What do you call an Englishman in the final of Euro 96?" was cited in June 1996. The…
“What do you call karate for amputees?”/“Partial Arts.”
A martial arts riddle is: Q: What do you call karate for amputees?A: Partial Arts. "Is karate for amputees called partial arts?" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot on July 6, 2010.…
“What do you call someone who is good at fishing?”/“A profishional.”
"Profishional" (professional + fish/fishing) is a term that is sometimes used. "Dozens of booths will be devoted to the latest fishing tackle. Manufacturers displayed include Blue…
“What do you do with an elephant with three balls?”/“Walk him and pitch to the giraffe.”
An elephant riddle is: Q: What do you do with an elephant with three balls?A: Walk him and pitch to the giraffe. The surprise answer reveals that this is a baseball joke. The joke has been cited in…
“What do you have when you get five yachts?”/“Yachtzee!”
The dice game of Yahtzee has nothing to do with yachts, but there are jokes. "Yachtzee: What a child, or another person, may say when they see this type of boat" was posted on the…
“What do you play 4D chess on?”/“A chesseract!”
"Chesseract" (chess + tesseract) is a four-dimensional chess game that was made in 2000. "How do you call friends playing chess? Chess mates? And in 4D? Chesseract mates?" was…
“What do you think about the execution of the team?” (sports joke)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head football coach John McKay (1923-2001) was asked by a reporter after a loss what he thought about the execution of the team's offense. "I'm in favor of it…
“What does a blind man use to ski?”/“A skiing eye dog.”
"If blind people have seeing eye dogs, do blind skiers have skiing eye dogs?" is a question that was posted on Twitter on July 18, 2014. ""In blind school they didn't say…
“What does a cannibal call a skateboarder?”/“Meals on wheels.”
A cannibal riddle is: Q: What does a cannibal call a skateboarder?A: Meals on wheels. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Wikipedia: Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels is a programme…
“What does an American say when he wins at chess?”/“Checkbuddy.”
"Checkmate" is a chess term meaning that a king is threatened and cannot move away, so the game is over. Some people have suggested changing "mate" (a term popular in Australia)…
“What famous Greek might have invented baseball?’/“Homer.”
A baseball riddle is: Q: What famous Greek might have invented baseball?A: Homer. "That old Greek feller, Homer, the one who invented Baseball Batting averages, or something" was printed…
“What happened when two vampires had a race?”/“They finished neck and neck.”
A vampire riddle is: Q: What happened when two vampires had a race?A: They finished neck and neck. 'Neck and neck" is an expression meaning that the race result was very close. "what…
“What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?”/“A pair of dice.”
A dice riddle is: Q: What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?A: A pair of dice. The riddle was posted on Twitter by Newcastle Advertiser on September 6, 2018. TwitterNewcastle Advertiser@nnadvRiddle of the…
“What has 18 legs and catches flies?”/“A baseball team.”
One of the oldest sports riddles is: Q: What has eighteen legs and catches flies?A: A baseball team. The nine defensive players on the baseball field (18 legs) can catch flies (fly balls). The…