A popular alphabet joke is:
Q: Where do children learn their ABCs?
A: In LMN-tary school.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996.
Google Books
Funniest Riddle Book in the World
By Morrie Gallant and Sanford Hoffman
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1996
Pg. 14:
Where do children learn their ABCs?
In LMN-tary school.
Google Books
Over 1500 Fantastic Jokes
By Guy Campbell and Mark Devins
London: Egmont Books, Limited
2003
Pg. 215:
Where do children learn their ABC’s?
At LMN-tary school!
Klosi Jokes
Category: School jokes
Date Added: 11/10/2007
Joke: Where do children learn their ABCs ?At LMN-tary school !
Google Books
101 Short and Hilarious Jokes for Kids:
Jokes They’ll Tell Again and Again
By Scott Allen
Delabarre Publishing at Smashwords
2010
Pg. ?:
Where do children learn their ABCs?
At LMN-tary school.
Google Books
A Tribute to Teachers:
Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration about Those Who Change Our Lives
By Richard Lederer
Portland, OR: Marion Street Press
2011
Pg. ?:
Students Learn their ABCs at LMN-tary School.
Twitter
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Where do children learn their ABCs? At LMNtary school! ok
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To learn the alphabet, you go to LMN-tary school.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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