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July 28, 2018
Sports/Games

“How did the hipster drown?”/“He went ice skating before it was cool.”

A hipster riddle has been printed on several images: Q: How did the hipster drown?A: He went ice skating before it (the lake -- ed.) was cool. The riddle is funny only if the listener knows that it…

April 9, 2018
Sports/Games

“How do hens encourage their football teams?”/“They egg them on.”

A hen riddle is: Q: How do hens encourage their football teams?A: They egg them on. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. 20 May 2001, Sunday Telegraph (Surry Hills, New South…

February 29, 2020
Sports/Games

“How do you ask out a D&D player?”/“Ask them for a D8.”

A Dungeons & Dragons riddle is: Q: How do you ask out a D&D player?A: Ask them for a D8 (date). The joke has been cited in print since at least 2016 and has been printed on several images.…

August 12, 2016
Sports/Games

“How do you do the wave at a chess match?”/“With your eyebrows.”

Sports fans in many stadiums do "the wave." There's a chess joke: Q: How do chess crowds do the wave?A: With their eyebrows. The joke was told by American columnist and author…

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 18, 2016
Sports/Games

“How do you keep bacon from curling in the pan?”/“You take away its tiny brooms.”

Bacon curls in the frying pan. This has nothing to do with the sport of curling, but there is a joke: Q: How do you stop bacon from curling in the frying pan?A: You take away its tiny brooms! The…

June 7, 2022
Sports/Games

“How is a baseball team like a pancake?”/“They both need a good 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…

July 19, 2017
Sports/Games

“How is hunting a sport when the other team doesn’t know they’re playing?”

Is hunting a sport? "How is hunting a sport when one of the participants does not know they are participating?" was posted on the newsgroup rec.sport.golf on August 1, 2004. "How is…

November 7, 2015
Sports/Games

“How many bathroom-window curtains must die needlessly to clothe golfers?”

Some people in sports -- especially golfers -- are known to be terrible dressers. "How many more bathroom-window curtains must die needlessly to clothe golfers?" was credited to Mike…

November 13, 2020
Sports/Games

“How many golfers does it take to change a lightbulb?”/“FORE!”

A golf version of the popular lightbulb joke is: Q: How many golfers does it take to change a lightbulb?A: FORE! The riddle was posted on the newsgroup eunet.jokes om September 5, 1994. Golfers…

November 13, 2020
Sports/Games

“How many golfers does it take to change a lightbulb?”/“FOUR, but they wrote three.”

A golf version of the popular lightbulb joke is: Q: How many golfers does it take to change a lightbulb?A: FORE! The riddle was posted on the newsgroup eunet.jokes om September 5, 1994. Golfers…

December 3, 2017
Sports/Games

“How many NCAA players does it take to change a light bulb?” (joke)

A joke about college athletes is: Q: How many NCAA basketball players does it take to change a light bulb?A: One. But he gets nine credits, $3,000, and a new car for it. The joke was posted on the…

August 6, 2020
Sports/Games

“How many Nintendo fans does it take to change a lightbulb?”/“They’re playing the switch.”

A Nintendo Switch riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 5, 2020: Q: How many Nintendo fans does it take to change a lightbulb?A: Who knows? They’re all too busy playing with the switch.…

August 7, 2017
Sports/Games

“How many sides does a ball have?”/“Two—the inside and the outside.”

A classic riddle is: Q: How many sides does a ball have?A: Two -- the inside and the outside. "How many sides has a tree?" was a question asked in many newspapers in 1851. "How many…

June 6, 2013
Sports/Games

“I (Babe Ruth) had a better year than he (President Hoover) did”

New York Yankee slugger Babe Ruth (1855-1948) was negotiating a new contract with the team during the start of the Great Depression. Yankee ownership believed that Ruth was asking for too much…

June 3, 2016
Sports/Games

“I accidentally swallowed some Scrabble pieces” (joke)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: ScrabbleScrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles bearing a single letter onto a board divided into a 15×15 grid of…

September 25, 2015
Sports/Games

“I always thought the record would stand until it was broken”

On July 15, 1980, Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench hit his 314th career home run, passing New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (1925-2015) to become the all-time home run leader among major…

March 14, 2016
Sports/Games

“I always wanted to try juggling. I just never had the balls to”

"I always wanted to try juggling, but I never had the balls" is a jocular one-liner about juggling. "I've always wanted to try juggling..I've just never had the balls to do…

May 3, 2023
Sports/Games

“I am kicking myself I did not take up karate earlier”

The saying "I could kick myself" means to blame one's self. It doesn't involve literal kicking, but there are karate jokes. "I'm kicking myself for not taking up…

June 27, 2021
Sports/Games

“I am yet again asking the Olympics to simply let a regular non athlete person do the event first”

Olympic athletes can make difficult moves look easy. Kelsey McKinney asked on Twitter on June 19, 2021: "I am yet again asking the olympics to simply let a regular non athlete person do the…

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