“Which do you prefer: chess or sex?”/“It depends on the position.”
Boris Spassky, who was WOrld Chess Champion from 1969 to 1972, was supposedly asked what he liked better, chess or sex? "It depends on the position," Spassky supposedly answered.…
“Which goalkeeper can jump higher than a crossbar?”/“All of them. A crossbar can’t jump.”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 3 February 2002, Sunday Telegraph (Surry Hills, New South Wales), "The Funday Telegraph" by Matthew Frilingos, pg. F1:Which goal keeper can jump higher than a…
“Which insect didn’t play well in goal?”/“The fumble bee.”
A bumble bee riddle is: Q: Which insect didn't play well in goal?A: The fumble bee. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. CPFC BBS furry mascots and football jokes.…
“White on right” or “White to the right” (chess axiom)
"White (square) on (the) right" or "white (square) to the right" is a chess rhyme for setting up the chessboard. A light-colored square (usually white) must be on each…
“Whoa, Nellie!” (“Whoa, Nelly!”)
"Whoa, Nelly!" (or "Whoa, Nellie!") is what a rider might say to a horse to get it to stop. Many horses in the 19th century were called "Nelly." "Whoa,…
“Whoa, Nelly!” (“Whoa, Nellie!”)
"Whoa, Nelly!" (or "Whoa, Nellie!") is what a rider might say to a horse to get it to stop. Many horses in the 19th century were called "Nelly." "Whoa,…
“Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost”
Grantland Rice (1880-1954) wrote, "For when the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name; He marks -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the Game." Many sports…
“Whoever wins the turnover battle usually wins the game” (football adage)
"Whoever wins the turnover battle usually wins the game" is a generally accepted football adage. The term "turnover battle" (a "battle" with the "war" being…
“Why are Americans so bad at League of Legends?”/“Because they can’t defend their towers.”
A riddle about the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends hints at the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City's World Trade Center: Q: Why are Americans so bad at…
“Why are clouds like jockeys?”/“When they hold the rains.”
A "rains/reins" pun from 1878 is: "When are the clouds like jockeys? When they hold the rains." The joke was repopularized (or reinvented) in the 2000s. "Why are clouds…
“Why are fish no good at tennis?”/“They don’t like to get too close to the net.”
A tennis riddle is: Q: Why are fish no good at tennis?A: They don't like to get too close to the net. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1984. Google BooksLaughs, Hoots &…
“Why are girls so good at swimming?”/“Because they are boyn’t.”
"Buoyant" has nothing to do with "boy," but "boyn't" is a pun. "Boys always sink but girls don't because they're boyn't" was posted on…
“Why are many umpires fat?”/“Because they always clean their plate.”
Baseball umpires frequently dust off home plate. A baseball riddle is: Q: Why are many umpires fat?A: Because they always clean their plate. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006.…
“Why are origami artists bad at poker?”/“They always fold.”
Origami is the art of paper folding. It has nothing to do with folding in the game of poker, but there have been puns. "Never play poker with origami makers; they always fold" was posted…
“Why are there so many baseball autobiographies?”/“Because every pitcher tells a story.”
"Every picture tells a story" is an old saying that was popularized as the title of a 1971 rock song and album by Rod Stewart. There's a baseball pun: Q: Why are there so many…
“Why are vampires afraid of casinos?”/“Because of all the high stakes.”
A vampire riddle has been cited in print since at least 1999: Q: What do vampires play poker for? A: High stakes. A slightly different version -- not necessarily involving the game of poker -- was…
“Why can’t cars play football?”/“Because they only have one boot.”
A UK riddle about football (soccer) is: Q: Why can't cars play football?A: Because they only have one boot. A car's "boot" is its "trunk" (US). A person's boot is…
“Why can’t China play cricket?”/“They keep eating their bats.”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic began, according to one theory, when someone in China ate a bat. This has nothing to do with a cricket bat, but there are jokes. "That's why China…
“Why can’t New Yorkers play chess?”/“They’re missing two towers.”
A possibly politically incorrect joke about New Yorkers and the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center (also called the "Twin Towers") is: Q: Why can't New Yorkers play…
“Why can’t you carry unlimited pickles in video games?”/“You’re over-cucumbered.”
The term "encumbance" has nothing to do with cucumbers, but there are jokes. "Enumbrance" is a video game term defined in The Long Dark Wiki as "a player statistic that…