A popular food riddle is:
Q: What kind of cup can’t hold water?
A: A cupcake.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008.
Google Books
Ha! Ha! Ha! and Much More:
The Ultimate Round-up of Jokes, Riddles, Facts & Puzzles
By Lyn Thomas
Toronto, ON: Maple Tree Press
2008
Pg. 210:
What kind of cup can’t hold water?
A cupcake.
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What kind of cup can’t hold water?
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Bad Jke of the Day: What kind of cup can’t hold water? A cupcake!
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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