A Texas tongue-twister riddle is:
Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
A: There are 2 T’s in THAT!
The riddle appears to have been cited in print since at least 2006.
Ducksters
(Google dates this as July 26, 2006, although this may be in error.—ed.)
Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
A: There are 2 T’s in THAT!
Yahoo! Answers
April 17, 2008
The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
Best Answer: two
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Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
A: There are 2 T’s in THAT!
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The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
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Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that? A: There are 2 T’s in THAT!
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June 28, 2012 ·
The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T ’ s are there in That?
Explain the Joke
Teeeerrific
Posted on January 30, 2013 by stfleming
Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. THow many Ts in that?
A: There are 2 Ts in “That“!
Explanation: The question confuses the listener by having a sentence with so many of the letter “T”. While you are distracted trying to count Ts, the real question comes- How many Ts in “That”? Well, in the word “that” there are only 2 Ts: one at the beginning and one at the end. Got ya!
23 July 2013, The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland), “Joke of the Week,” pg. 23:
Q: The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
A: There are 2 T’s in THAT!
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LOL Tongue Twisters Collection:
Over 250 Tongue Twisters for Kids and Adults Who Don’t Take Themselves too Seriously!!
By Marcus Stuart
LOL Books
2016
Pg. ?:
The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T’s in that?
There are 2 T’s in THAT!
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