The joke “What do you call a sink full of mayonnaise? Sinko de Mayo” is a play on words that combines the name of the Mexican holiday “Cinco de Mayo” with the English word “sink.” Cinco de Mayo, which means “Fifth of May” in Spanish, is an annual celebration held on May 5 to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The joke replaces “Cinco” (which sounds like “sink-o”) with the actual word “sink,” humorously suggesting that a sink filled with mayonnaise could be called “Sinko de Mayo,” as if it were a bizarre holiday or event.

This joke is a play on words involving the state name “Mississippi” and the term “Missus,” which is a title used before an adult woman’s name or surname to indicate that she is married. The term “hippie” refers to a member of a counterculture, originally a youth movement that started in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries. Hippies were associated with a rejection of conventional values, and the term “Mississippi” sounds like “Missus Hippie” when said quickly. The joke is that the wife of a hippie would be called “Missus Hippie,” which phonetically sounds like “Mississippi.”

This joke is a play on words involving the similarity in sound between “not ice-able” and “noticeable.” The humor comes from the fact that water that cannot freeze would indeed be “not ice-able,” but when said quickly, it sounds like “noticeable,” which is a common English word meaning easily seen or apparent. The joke relies on the listener expecting a scientific or logical answer and instead receiving a pun that twists the expectation into a play on words.

This joke plays on the common advice about preventing colds, which are more associated with the winter season due to the cold weather. The humor comes from the literal interpretation of “catching” a cold as if it were an object that could be caught at a specific time. The joke suggests that to prevent a summer cold, one should simply “catch it” in the winter instead, as if timing the sickness is a matter of choice. It’s funny because it subverts the usual concern about avoiding colds altogether by implying you can schedule when to get sick, which is, of course, not how colds work.

This joke is a play on words involving a double meaning of “degrees.” In one sense, degrees measure temperature, and in another, they measure angles. The humor comes from the fact that a corner in a room is part of a right angle, which is 90 degrees. The joke suggests that by going to the corner, you would be warmer because of the “90 degrees,” even though this is a geometric term and has nothing to do with temperature. It’s funny because it takes a fact that is true in geometry and applies it incorrectly to a situation involving temperature, leading to a humorous and absurd conclusion.