A July 4th riddle is:
Q: Why don’t white people work on the fourth of July?
A: Because they firecrackers on that day!
“Crackers” is slang for “white people.” The joke was posted on Twitter by Jamil X Jackson on December 26, 2022, posted (and removed) on Reddit—Dadjokes the next day, and posted on Reddit—3amjokes on December 28, 2022.
Twitter
Jamil X Jackson
@ChillJamil
Why don’t white people work on the fourth of July?
Because they firecrackers on that day!!
Da dum Tis Yr
@ChillJamil
8:05 PM · Dec 26, 2022
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Chill_jamil December 27, 2022
Why don’t white people work on the fourth of July?
nsfw
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Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Chill_jamil December 28, 2022
Why don’t white people work on the fourth of July?
Because they firecrackers on that day!
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