A popular Valentine’s Day riddle is:
Q: What did one oar say to the other?
A: Are you up for a little row-mance?
The joke was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on February 14, 2004 and has been printed on GIFs. “Oar” is sometimes replace with “boat” or “rowboat.”
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
PUNS of the WEAK 02-14-04
Stan Kegel
2/14/04
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What did one oar say to the other?
“Can I interest you in a little row-mance?” (Marsha Coleman)
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14th Feb ~ Happy Valentine’s Day!
Jayne Mee
2/14/06
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What did one oar say to the other?
“Can I interest you in a little row-mance?”
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vinay malhotra
2/22/07
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Q. What did one oar say to the other?
A. “Can I interest you in a little row-mance?”
Twitter
Lolly Daskal
@LollyDaskal
LAST V DAY HUMOR: What did one oar say to the other? ......................"Can I interest you in a little ROW-mance?”
11:40 PM - 13 Feb 2009
Google Books
Funny Valentine’s Day Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone
By Linda Bozzo
Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
2013
Pg. 11:
What did one oar say to the other oar?
“Can I interest you in a little row—mance?”
Twitter
Laffy Taffy Jokes
@Laffy_TaffyJoke
What did one boat say to the other?
“Are you up for a little row-mance?”
11:28 PM - 26 Mar 2014
4 February 2015, Herald Express (Torquay, UK), “Jokes,” pg. 11:
What did one oar say to the other? “Can I interest you in a little row-mance?”
Twitter
σιкαωα тσσяυ
@iOikawaTooru
What did one boat say to the other? “Are you up for a little row-mance?”
1:59 AM - 23 Jan 2016
Twitter
April Ann Adventures
@LivinApril7
More jokes! What did one oar say to the other? “Can I interest you in a row-mance.” Laugh always
8:27 PM - 25 Jan 2016
Google Books
Katie Woo’s Hilarious Holiday Jokes
By Fran Manushkin
North Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books
2017
Pg. 5:
“What did one rowboat say to the other rowboat?
“Are you ready for a little ROW-mance?”
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