One of the many “-tater” riddles is:
Q: What do you call a Buddhist potato?
A: A medi-tater. (meditator)
This potato riddle has been cited in print since at least 2013.
“Chips” in the United Kingdom are called “french fries” in the United States. This version was posted on Twitter by sandy jeffcoat on June 28, 2013:
Q: What do you call a Buddhist potato?
A: A chipmonk. (chip monk, a pun on chipmunk)
Twitter
Jess
@borellus
Guys, guys, what do you call a Buddhist potato!?
7:46 AM · Jan 2, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
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Cam🌹
@CamCalisch
“What do you call a Buddhist potato? A medi-tater”
12:33 AM · Mar 16, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
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Lewis Shrigley
@LewisShrigley
what do you call a buddhist potato? A MEDI-TATER LOL
6:41 AM · May 16, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
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sandy jeffcoat
@mugkip
what do you call a buddhist potato?
A CHIPMUNK
11:31 PM · Jun 28, 2013·Tweetbot for iOS
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yijian
@cuckfiction
Replying to @mugkip
“@ineedaballrub: what do you call a buddhist potato?
A CHIPMUNK”
11:44 PM · Jun 28, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
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DJPsRockVinyl
@Davidpe46124044
#UKPunday What do you call a Buddhist potato. MediTater.
6:45 AM · Feb 13, 2017·Twitter for Android
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MR SUPERPIDGE
@superpidge
What do you call a Buddhist Potato? A Meditater
10:40 AM · Feb 18, 2017·Twitter for Android Tablets
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/jaun_snough December 4, 2019
What do you call Buddhist potatoes?
Medi-taters.
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Harry Hoover
@harrywhoover
What do you call Buddhist potatoes?
Medi-taters. #dadjokes
10:35 AM · Dec 4, 2019·Twitter Web App
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