“What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?”/“Accommodate.”

A riddle was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on March 16, 2025:
 
“What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?
Accommodate.”
 
“Accommodate” sounds like “a comma date.” Other jokes ae earlier. “A comma date is a romantic activity between two punctuation marks” was posted on X/Twitter by John Conner on June 24, 2019. “I normally wouldn’t go out with an apostrophe or an exclamation point, but I could, a comma, date. *ba dum kish*” was posted on X/Twitter by Nick Vracar on April 15, 2021.
   
   
X/Twitter
Mental Dentist
@mentaldentist
If sex is like an exclamation point, what do you call a night out with a girl who’s on her period? A comma date.
5:09 PM · Dec 1, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Martin
@_SmartUK
Thinking of launching a friendly online romance service for grammar marks; slogan “We Can A Comma Date You”
8:54 AM · Feb 13, 2017
 
X/Twitter
John Conner
@JohnCon44639700
A comma date is a romantic activity between two punctuation marks
3:43 PM · Jun 24, 2019
 
X/Twitter
Nick Vracar
@NLVracar
I normally wouldn’t go out with an apostrophe or an exclamation point, but I could, a comma, date. *ba dum kish*
8:23 PM · Apr 15, 2021
 
X/Twitter
Nick Vracar
@NLVracar
I normally wouldn’t go out with an apostrophe or a semi-colon, but I could, a comma, date
10:22 AM · Feb 15, 2024
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Puzzleheaded-Toe5536—March 16, 2025
What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?
Accommodate.
 
X/Twitter
LaughBreak: The Mediocre Joker
@MediocreJoker85
What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?
Accommodate.
4:55 PM · Mar 30, 2025
 
Threads
tiggr1990
March 30, 2025
What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?
Accommodate.
 
LaffGaff
Punctuation Marks
April 2, 2025 by LaffGaff
What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?
Accommodate.