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New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world when it opened in May 1931. It wasn't long before the "Vampire State Building" jokes began. A joke…
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. Some critics have called CNN the "Crsecent News Nrtwork" (after the Islamic symbol…
A popular Halloween riddle is: Q: What streets do ghosts haunt?A: Dead ends. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. 5 March 1994, Toronto (ON) Star, "Riddles," pg. B6, col.…
"Evaporated milk" is milk that has water removed. A popular Halloween ghost riddle is: Q: What do little ghosts drink?A: Evaporated milk. "Ghost toasties" and "evaporated…
The word "sandwich" is often spelled "sand witch" --especially around Halloween. "A sand witch -- a pretty girl in bathing costume" was printed in many newspapers in…
A popular Halloween pumpkin riddle is: Q: How do you mend a broken jack-o'lantern?A: With a pumpkin patch! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994, when it was printed in many…
A radish is not necessarily "rad" (as in "radical"), but there's a riddle: Q: What's the coolest vegetable?A: A rad-ish. The joke has been cited in print since at…
People get "green" with envy, and there's a vegetable riddle: Q: What kind of vegetable is jealous?A: A green bean. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2006. Sumo…
The math term "rhombus" sounds like "wrong bus," and there's a pun: Q: Why was the math teacher late for school?A: He took the rhombus. "Rhombus. Wrong bus?" was…
The Brussels sprout has a riddle: Q: What's the strongest vegetable?A: A muscle sprout. The "muscle sprout" joke has been cited in print since at least 2002. “What do you call…
A popular fruit cake joke is: Q: Why is history like a fruit cake?A: Because it's full of dates. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2000. Google Books1001 Really Stupid JokesBy…
A popular pun about the celery stalk is: Q: What did the lettuce say to the celery?A: Quite stalking me! A form of the joke was printed in Boys' Life magazine in May 1985. Google BooksMay…
Eggplant is also called aubergine, and there's a joke: Q: Why did the baby ganoush grow up big and strong?A: It had good auber-genes. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2011.…
A popular wine poem has been written on many images: "Roses are red.Wine is also red.Poems are hard.Wine." The short poem went viral on Twitter on July 10, 2012. Various other verses had…
"There's always time for a glass of wine" is a saying that has been printed on many signs and wall plaques. Brooklyn's Poly Prep had "But it's always time for a glass…
A "runner bean" isn't necessarily athletic, but there's a riddle: Q: What is the fastest vegetable?A: The runner bean! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1972.…
Pringles potato chips are sold in tubes that prevent the chips from being crushed. Adults can't fit their hands all the way inside the tubes, and there's a joke letter to Pringles:…
"Bean" can sound like "been," and there's a pun: QL What do you call a retired vegetable?A: A has-bean. "What do you call an obsolete Java Bean? A…
The banana peel gag -- laughing at someone slipping on a banana peel -- was popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. One joke is: Q: What do you call two banana skins?A: A pair of slippers.…
Tesla Motors was named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), who died at his residence in New York City's New Yorker Hotel (where there is a commemorative plaque).…