There’s a pun about student scholarships:
Q: On what kind of ships do students study?
A: Scholarships.
The children’s pun has been cited in print since at least 1976.
Google Books
Biggest Riddle Book in the World
By Joseph Rosenbloom
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1976
Pg. 22:
On what kind of ships do students study?
Scholarships.
22 June 1977, Somerset (PA) Daily American, “Kid Stuff,” Shopper Supplement, pg. 20, col. 1:
On what kind of ships do students study?
Google Books
Laughs, Hoots & Giggles
By Joseph Rosenbloom
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1984
Pg. 20:
On what kind of ships do students study?
Scholarships.
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On what kind of ships do students study?
Scholarships.
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Google Books
111 LOL Jokes About School & Wimpy Teachers!:
Jokes, Riddles and Crazy Excuses for Avoiding Homework
By Marcus Stuart, Sir Laughs A. Lot
LOL Kids Books (lolkidsbooks.com)
2015
Pg. ?:
On what kind of ships do students study?
Scholarships.
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On what kind of ships do students study?
Scholarships.
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