“Strawberry” is sometimes pronounced as “strobbery.”
“A piece of fruit held up a bank and stole some money. It was a strobbery” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on January 4, 2014. “A piece of fruit held up a bank and stole some money! It was a STROBBERY” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 30, 2020.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted byu/[deleted] January 4, 2014
A piece of fruit held up a bank and stole some money.
It was a strobbery.
Twitter
johnston
@mikejohnno
A piece of fruit held up a bank and stole some money.
It was a strobbery.
2:01 PM · Jan 4, 2014·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
as good as advertised
@gibbsdibbs
Piece of fruit held up a bank. It was a strobbery. #dadjokes
10:47 AM · Jan 4, 2014·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/flubberwang January 22, 2018
What did the strawberry say when he was robbing a bank?
“Hands up, this is a strobbery!”
Twitter
Waddles
@itsWaddles_
A fruit once held up a bank.
It was a Strobbery.
9:51 PM · Sep 8, 2019·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/yashrajt February 27, 2020
What did the strawberry say when he went to the bank?
Put your hands in the air. This is a STROBBERY!!
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/aryannanelson April 30, 2020
A piece of fruit held up a bank and stole some money!
It was a STROBBERY
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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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