A popular July 4th (Independence Day) riddle is:
Q: What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
A: Fire crackers.
July 4th firecrackers are not edible crackers, of course. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2008.
Newspapers.com
4 July 2008, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, “Kids Corner,” pg. 3D, col. 1:
Q: What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
A: Fire crackers!
Newspapers.com
16 August 2008, The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), “Summer Laughs,” pg. A-6, col. 4:
What’s Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
A: Firecrackers! Michael, 6th grade
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KerryAnnCrotzer
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“What’s Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?”
“Fire Crackers!!”
5:28 PM · Jul 4, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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Matt
@vipregan
What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack? ...Fire crackers!
2:56 PM · Jul 4, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?… Fire crackers http://bit.ly/11ZNe3t #sschat #edchat
1:05 PM · Jul 2, 2013·Twuffer
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Josh Bailey
@jbbailey919
What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
Fire-crackers.
#IndependenceDay #fourthofjuly #murica
1:48 PM · Jul 4, 2016·TweetDeck
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Michelle O’Rear
@vibrantmjh
What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
Fire-crackers.
Happy Uncle Sam Day!
11:15 AM · Sep 13, 2016·Capzool
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Donny Thompson
@DonnyThompsonBB
What are Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
Fire-crackers! 💥
#HappyFourthOfJuly 🇺🇸
2:32 PM · Jul 4, 2019 from North Carolina, USA·Twitter for iPhone
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What is Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
Fire Crackers!
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