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  2. Riddle joke - Wikipedia

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    A riddle joke, joke riddle, pseudo-joke or conundrum is a riddle that does not expect the asked person to know the answer, but rather constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of the joke. [1] It is one of the four major types of riddles, according to Nigel F. Barley. [2]

  3. Why did the chicken cross the road? - Wikipedia

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    is a common riddle joke with the answer being "To get to the other side." It is commonly seen as an example of anti-humor, in that the curious setup of the joke leads the listener to expect a traditional punchline, but they are instead given a simple statement of fact. The joke has become iconic as an exemplary generic joke to which most people ...

  4. Riddle - Wikipedia

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    A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundra, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the ...

  5. Category:Riddles - Wikipedia

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    E. Eclogue 3; Elephant joke; Enigmata Eusebii; Epistola ad Acircium; Exeter Book; Exeter Book Riddle 5; Exeter Book Riddle 7; Exeter Book riddle 9; Exeter Book Riddle 12

  6. Newspaper riddle - Wikipedia

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    The newspaper riddle is a riddle joke or conundrum in English that begins with the question: [1] Q : What is black and white and red all over? The traditional answer, which relies upon the identical pronunciation of the words " red " and " read ", is: [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  7. Elephant joke - Wikipedia

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    An elephant joke is a joke cycle, almost always an absurd riddle or conundrum and often a sequence of such, that involves an elephant. Elephant jokes were a fad in the 1960s, with many people constructing large numbers of them according to a set formula. Sometimes they involve parodies or puns. [1] [2] [3] An example of an elephant jokes is: [1 ...

  8. Joke - Wikipedia

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    Riddle jokes; Sardarji jokes (India) Said the actress to the bishop jokes; Viola jokes [61] Wind-up doll joke cycle [62] Yo Mama jokes; Tragedies and catastrophes

  9. As I was going to St Ives - Wikipedia

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    There were a number of places called St Ives in England when the rhyme was first published. It is generally thought that the rhyme refers to St Ives, Cornwall, when it was a busy fishing port and had many cats to stop the rats and mice destroying the fishing gear, although some people argue it was St Ives, Cambridgeshire, as this is an ancient market town and therefore an equally plausible ...