Here are the answers:

1. Joke: Onion breath
2. Pun: 14 karat bowl
3. Ethnic stereotype: Irish potato cop
4. Joke locale: Root beer bar
5. Pun: Turning up the heat
6. Pun: The onions are 'pickled' (drunk).
7. Pun: Putting the squeeze on the orange
8. Pun by potato police: You'll fry! (be electrocuted)
9. Pun by egg: I'm 'hard-boiled' (too tough to 'crack')
10. Pun by mice: Are you a man or a mouse, you rat?

If you were offended by this cartoon, you are not alone. Many, many online critics have complained that this is the worst cartoon they have ever seen. The Post Editor bows to their superior knowledge of the animated film genre, but still thinks that there are worse out there. Anyway, if you want to read an erudite discussion of 'The Fresh Vegetable Mystery' by an expert, we recommend the link. It's wittier than the cartoon, for sure.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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