Why did the burglar break into the bakery?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Consider what a burglar might be after in a bakery.
Answer
He was searching for some dough but overlooked the bread.
Explanation
The riddle uses 'dough' as both a slang term for money and a reference to the mixture used to make bread.
This is an easy wordplay riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is He was searching for some dough but overlooked the bread..
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