“Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?” (joke)
A corny old golf joke goes: Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? A: In case he got a hole in one. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1946. 21 June 1946, Bowie (TX) News,…
“Why did they stop selling beer at the baseball park?” (joke)
A popular joke is told at the beginning of baseball season: Q: Why did they stop selling beer at the baseball park?A: Because the Mets/Yankees lost the opener. The joke has been cited in print…
“Why did they stop the zombie hockey game?”/“There was a face off in the corner.”
Hockey has "face-offs," and there's a joke: Q: Why did they call timeout in the leper hockey game? A: There was a face off in the corner. The joke has been cited in print since at…
“Why didn’t the dog want to play football?”/“It was a boxer.”
A dog riddle is: Q: Why didn't the dog want to play football?A: It was a boxer. The "boxer" pun has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Boxer (dog)The Boxer is a…
“Why do barrel racers have to be cremated?”/“Because the ground’s never good enough.”
Barrel racing is a rodeo event, and barrel racers frequently complain about the ground. A joke has been printed on an image: Q: Why do barrel racers have to be cremated when they die?A: Because the…
“Why do big-game hunters mount lions’ heads?”/“To mount the other end would be a catastrophe.”
The word "catastrophe" sounds like "cat ass trophy," and there are jokes. "This sounds like a guaranteed cat-ass-trophy!" was posted on the newsgroup rec.motorcycles…
“Why do ghosts make good cheerleaders?”/“Because they have a lot of spirit.”
Ghosts are spirits, but can they be spirit leaders like cheerleaders? "Q: Why do ghosts make great cheerleaders? A: Because they have lots of spirit" was printed in the Tulsa (OK) World…
“Why do girls float?”/“They’re 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 do leprechauns giggle when they play soccer?”/“Because the grass tickles their balls.”
A leprechaun riddle was posted on Twitter on March 17, 2009: Q: Why do leprechauns laugh when they run? A: Cuz the grass tickles their nuts. A soccer version of the leprechaun riddle was posted on…
“Why do lesbians shop at Sports Authority?”/“Because they don’t like Dick’s.”
Dick's Sporting Goods was founded by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948. There's a popular riddle on the name: Q: Why do lesbians shop at Sports Authority?A: Because they don't…
“Why do pancakes always win at baseball?”/“They have the best batter.”
The term "batter" is the subject of several baseball and pancake riddles. "Q. How is a baseball game like a pancake? A. They both need a good batter!" was printed in the Battle…
“Why do they call it a World Series when it’s always played in the Bronx?”
"They call it the World Series...but it is usually played in the Bronx!" can be found in Google Groups, May 25, 2001. Here's a reference to this now-popular T-shirt wisdom: (GOOGLE…
“Why do we sing ‘Take me out to the ball game’ when we are already there?”
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a classic baseball song, written by Jack Norwoth and Albert Von Tilzer in 1908. "Why do we sing 'Take me out to the ball game' when we are…
“Why does the man want to buy nine rackets?”/“Because tennis too many.”
A tennis riddle is: Q: Why does the man want to buy nine rackets?A: Because tennis too many. "Tennis" is a pun on "ten is." The joke was posted on Twitter by Olls Grainger on…
“Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?” (joke)
A frequently told hockey joke has been cited in print since at least 2000: Q: Why doesn't Jesus play hockey?A: Because he's afraid of being nailed to the boards. An anti-joke of this was…
“Why doesn’t Mike Tyson use a PlayStation?”/“Because he’s an X-Boxer.”
Xbox is a video gaming brand from Microsoft. Is someone who uses Xbox called an "Xboxer"? Of course, there are "ex-boxer" jokes. "Why doesn't Mike Tyson play…
“Why don’t blind people go skydiving?”/“Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.”
A riddle about the sport of skydiving is: Q: Why don't blind people go skydiving?A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1989. Google…
“Why don’t boxers have sex the night before a fight?”/“They don’t fancy each other.”
A boxing riddle is: Q: Why don't boxers have sex the night before a fight?\A: They don't fancy each other. The question sounds like one asking how a boxer prepares for a fight. Abstaining…
“Why don’t chickens play baseball?” (joke)
A popular children's pun about baseball is: Q: Why don't chickens play baseball? A: Because they hit fowl balls. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1983. 5 February 1983,…
“Why don’t football players wear glasses?”/“Because it’s a contact sport.”
A joke about "contact" sports is: Q: Why don't football players wear glasses?A: Because it's a contact sport. "It seems wrong to wear glasses in a contact sport" was…