“Wrap” (sandwich) is often used in a pun with “rap” (music). One joke is:
Q: How do you make a salad wrap?
A: Add some beets.
“How do you make a salad wrap? You drop a fat beat in it” was cited on Twitter on February 28, 2012. “How do you make a salad wrap? By adding some beets” was posted on reddit on May 16, 2016.
Twitter
Zee
@TheZeeSpot
How do you make a salad wrap? You drop a fat beat in it LMAO!
12:16 AM - 28 Feb 2012
Twitter
Nicholas Meyer
@Czar_Nicholas
“I think I’ll make a wrap”
“Cool I’ll lay down the beats”
“Why would I put beets in my wrap?”
“How are you gonna have a rap without beats?”
10:27 PM - 4 Nov 2015
Lee’s Summit, MO
reddit
How do you make a salad wrap?
submitted May 16, 2016 by iamtheclaw
By adding some beets
Twitter
SidneyAshley
@IlyasermiAshley
How do you make a salad wrap? By adding some beets #ohmygod
11:53 AM - 16 May 2016
Twitter
Jessica
@jessie_rabbit
@greasyeric How do you turn a salad into a wrap?
...you add some beets.
#LettuceAllEnjoyThisOne #BadJokeOfTheNight
5:51 PM - 16 May 2016
Twitter
IngridJay
@IngridJGirl
How do you make a salad wrap?
Add some beets
#JokeoftheDay
8:32 PM - 16 May 2016
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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