The word “panda” sounds like “pan, duh.” A riddle was posted on Twitter by Nickiey on June 10, 2009.

Q: What does a panda cook with?
A: A PAN duh!!

A slightly different version was posted on Reddit—Jokes on July 30, 2013:

Q: What does a Chinese bear fry eggs in?
A: A pan, duh!

A “frying pan, duh” version of the joke was posted on Reddit—Dad Jokes on June 23, 2018:

“This morning my wife and I walked in to the kitchen only to find a panda bear frying up some eggs and bacon for breakfast. My wife exclaimed in horror: ‘What the hell is that?!’

“’A frying pan. Duh!’”


Twitter
Nickiey
@Nickieyladedah
what does a panda cook with? A PAN duh!!
9:24 PM - 10 Jun 2009

Twitter
Whitney Storey
@whitneystorey
@ICHCheezburger #cheezfriday How does a Panda cook his breakfast?...In a Pan, duh....
12:13 PM - 16 Oct 2009

Twitter
MALISAHIRAHARA
@_mkxfh
Jaz: “Lisa. How do you cook a panda?” Me: “I don’t know.” Jaz: “A pan! duh!” haha. LAME.
9:19 PM - 12 Jul 2010

Twitter
Alan Atienza
@AlanTheMan
What does a panda use to cook? ....... A pan DUH!
2:12 AM - 3 Dec 2010

Twitter
angela ford
@angela_ford4
RT @Krownz: What does a panda cook with??? With a pan, DUH!
10:13 AM - 3 Dec 2010

Reddit—Jokes
What does a Chinese bear fry eggs in?
submitted July 30, 2013 by ProfessorPaulKrugman
A pan, duh!

Twitter
The Grape Train
@SweetzDeetz
What does a Chinese bear use to cook his food?
A pan, duh!
12:25 PM - 13 Nov 2013

Twitter
Hammock @ The Disco
@CrispixEater63
🐼What does a Chinese Bear cook with?....a PAN- DUH 🐼. Get it??  https://vine.co/v/MpMFu3V6ADp
2:09 AM - 2 Jun 2014

Twitter
santino argenti
@tomdeets
Q: what does a chinese bear cook with?
A: a pan, duh
...*hangs head in shame*
1:24 PM - 25 Mar 2015

Reddit—Badjokes
Bad Joke of the Day: August 8, 2015 (self.badjokes)
submitted August 8, 2015 by JoWiLePresident Bad Joke
How does a panda cook?
With a pan, duh.

Reddit—Dad Jokes
What does the Panda chef use? (self.dadjokes)
submitted June 15, 2016 by Killer4free
A pan, duh.

Reddit—Jokes
What’s a panda’s favorite kitchen dish?
submitted September 4, 2016 by zest2heth
A pan....duh
COMMENTS
carmabound
I heard it as:

What does a Chinese bear use to cook his food in?
A pan - duh!

Reddit—Upforfun
[Jokes] What’s a panda’s favorite kitchen dish? (self.UPFORFUN)
submitted September 4, 2016 by Say_Me_Your_dady
What’s a panda’s favorite kitchen dish?
A pan....duh

Reddit—Dad Jokes
This morning my wife and I walked in to the kitchen only to find a panda bear frying up some eggs and bacon for breakfast. My wife exclaimed in horror: “What the hell is that?!” (self.dadjokes)
submitted June 28, 2018 by ErikMFoss
“A frying pan. Duh!”

Reddit—3amjokes
My wife and I entered the kitchen only to find a panda bear frying up some eggs and bacon for breakfast. “What the hell is that?!” my wife exclaimed. So I told her: self.3amjokes
Submitted July 23, 2018 by ErikMFoss
“It’s a frying pan, duh!”

Twitter
3AM
@3AM_Jokes
My wife and I entered the kitchen only to find a panda bear frying up some eggs and bacon for breakfast. “What the hell is that?!” my wife exclaimed. So I told her:... “It’s a frying pan, duh!”
7:12 PM - 23 Jul 2018