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December 1, 2017
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“What do they sing at a snowman’s birthday party?”/“Freeze a jolly good fellow.”

"Freeze a jolly good fellow" is a mondegreen for "For he's a jolly good fellow." "THE REFRAIN OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE -- 'Freeze a jolly good fellow'' was…

May 18, 2019
Time/Weather

“What do we want?”/“Time travel!”/“When do we want it?”/“It’s irrelevant!”

"What do we want?"/"[insert cause]"/"When do we want it?"/"Now!" is a popular protest chant. "What do we want?"/"Time travel!"/"When…

October 29, 2019
Time/Weather

“What do you call a car that’s covered in leaves?”/“An autumnobile.”

An autumn riddle is: Q: What do you call a car that's covered in leaves?A: An autumnobile. The joke was posted on Twitter by Smashy Baren on November 11, 2015. TwitterSmashy…

April 8, 2021
Time/Weather

“What do you call a carnivorous weatherman?”/“A meat-eater-ologist.”

A meteorologist riddle is: Q: What do you call a carnivorous weatherman?A: A meat-eater-ologist. The riddle was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times on October 22, 2002. "Meaty…

November 27, 2017
Time/Weather

“What do you call a clock’s signature?”/“It’s John Hanclock.”

A pun about a time signature was posted on Twitter by "jolly dad jokes" on November 28, 2017: Q: What do you call a clock's signature?A: It's John Hanclock. The portmanteau…

May 13, 2020
Time/Weather

“What do you call a participation trophy in astronomy?”/“A constellation prize.”

A "consolation prize" is not a "constellation prize," but there are jokes. "The astronomer's research project didn't win him the coveted Galaxy Award, but he did…

September 19, 2017
Time/Weather

“What do you call a sheep with no legs?”/“A cloud.”

Do sheep look like clouds? A riddle is: Q: What do you call a sheep with no legs?A: A cloud. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1990 and has been printed on many images. Google Groups:…

December 22, 2017
Time/Weather

“What do you call a snowman on roller blades?”/“A snowmobile.”

A winter riddle is: Q: What do you call a snowman on roller blades?A: A snowmobile. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998. December 1998, Ranger Rick, "Reader riddles," pg.…

December 21, 2016
Time/Weather

“What do you call a snowman party?”/“A snowball.”

A snow riddle has been cited in print since at least 1980 and 1988: Q: Where do snowmen go to dance?A: To a snowball. A slightly different version of the riddle was posted on Twitter on December…

February 25, 2018
Time/Weather

“What do you call a snowman with a six pack?”/“An abdominal snowman.”

A Yeti or "Abominable Snowman" riddle is: Q: What do you call a snowman with a six pack?A: An abdominal snowman. "Abominable" means something very bad or unpleasant -- an…

January 12, 2017
Time/Weather

“What do you call a snowman with a suntan?”/“A puddle.”

A popular snowman riddle has two forms, both with the same punchline. This was cited in a 1997 newspaper: Q: What do you call a snowman with a suntan? A: A puddle. This version was cited in a 1999…

April 9, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“What do you call a solar eclipse in Chinese?”/“Dim Sun.”

"Dim sun" (one suggestion to stop global warming) shouldn't be confused with ""dim sum" (a Chinese dish), but there are jokes. "Chinese eclipse = dim sun"…

April 18, 2020
Time/Weather

“What do you call a walking stick that makes you walk faster?”/“A hurricane.”

"Hurricane" sounds like "hurry cane." "A fast walking-stick -- A hurricane" was printed in the True Flag (Boston, MA) on November 14, 1868. "What do you call a…

December 14, 2021
Time/Weather

“What do you call baby snowmen?”/“Chill-dren.”

"what do you call baby snowmen? chill-dren" was posted on Twitter by belley belle on January 8, 2014. "Chill-dren" is a pun on "chill" and "children."…

April 16, 2016
Time/Weather

“What do you call dangerous precipitation?”/“A rain of terror.”

"Rain" and "reign" lead to an obvious pun: Q: What do you call dangerous precipitation?A: A rain of terror. The joke has been cited on Twitter since September 12, 2013.…

April 16, 2018
Time/Weather

“What do you call Dracula with hay fever?”/“The pollen Count.”

The pollen count has nothing to do with Count Dracula, but there have been jokes. "Pollen Count Dracula" was posted on Twitter on March 5, 2011. "The pollen count is Dracula!…

November 5, 2016
Time/Weather

“What do you call it when it rains chickens, ducks and turkeys?”/“Fowl weather.”

"Raining cat and dogs" is an old expression. A riddle with other animals is: Q: What do you call it when it rains chickens, ducks and turkeys?A: Foul (fowl) weather. "What do you…

December 7, 2017
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“What do you drain your Brussels sprouts with at Christmas?”/“An Advent colander.”

An Advent calendar shouldn't be written as an Advent "colander," but there have been several puns. "Each day the little Cratchits would peer through a different hole in the…

July 13, 2018
Time/Weather

“What do you get if you stuff your computer’s disk drive with herbs?”/“A thyme machine.”

A computer "time machine" pun has been cited in print since at least 2002: Q: What do you get if you stuff your computer's disk drive with herbs?A: A thyme machine. Actrix Newsletter…

July 24, 2021
Time/Weather

“What do you get when the sunrise bends over?”/“The crack of dawn.”

A sunrise riddle is: Q: What do you get when the sunrise bends over?A: The crack of dawn. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 26, 2019. Reddit -- DadjokesPosted by u/yaboi79 July 26,…

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