It is a standing joke that the mottoes in crackers are unfunny, corny, and often very well-known, as the same jokes have been appearing in crackers for decades!
Assembled below is a selection of probably the best (or worst) Christmas Cracker mottoes. Do you remember the punchlines?
| 1 | What is soft and wet on the inside while hard and hairy on the outside? The word begins with “c,” ends in “t,” and there’s a “u” and an “n” between them. | A coconut |
| 2 | What do you call a shortsighted dinosaur? | A do-you-think- he-saw-us! |
| 3 | What four-letter word begins with “f” and ends with “k,” and if you can’t get it, you can always just use your hands? | A fork |
| 4 | What do you call a man with no arms and legs in a swimming pool | Bob |
| 5 | What goes in long and stiff and comes out soft and sticky? | Chewing Gum |
| 6 | What do you call a man with a spade on his head? | Doug |
| 7 | What starts with F ends in UCK and causes a great deal of excitement? | Firetruck |
| 8 | What is great for protection and which you use your fingers to get off? | Gloves |
| 9 | What do you call a three-legged donkey | A wonky |
| 10 | What is round and hard, and sticks so far out of a man’s pyjamas that you could hang a hat on it? | His Head |
| 11 | What does a cow have four of, that a woman has only two of? | Legs |
| 12 | What do you call a chicken at the North Pole? | Lost |
| 13 | What p does a dog do that a man can step into? | Pants |
| 14 | What starts with a “p” and ends with “orn”, and is a major feature of the film industry? | Popcorn |
| 15 | What can a man do when standing up, that a woman can do sitting down and a dog does on three legs? | Shake Hands |
| 16 | What three-letter word starts with an “s,” ends with “x,” and has a vowel in the middle? | Six |
| 17 | What is a four-letter word ending in K that means intercourse? | Talk |
| 18 | On which side do chickens have the most feathers? | The outside |
| 19 | What’s white, sticky, and better to spit than to swallow? | Toothpaste |
| 20 | When should you buy a bird? | When it’s going cheep |