A popular weather joke is:
Q: When does it rain money?
A: Whenever there’s some change in the weather.
“When is it likely to rain money?” was cited in print in 1940. “When does it rain money?” was cited in 1957.
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20 March 1940, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), “Our Junior Section—Riddles,” pg. 6, col. 4:
When is it likely to rain money?
Old Fulton NY Post Cards
9 December 1957, The Times Record (Troy, NY), “The Riddle Box,” pg. 4, col. 3:
When does it rain money?
Whenever there’s change in the weather.
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June 1959, Boys’ Life, “Think and Grin,” pg. 86, col. 1:
When does it rain money?
Whenever there’s change in the weather. — William Hertel, Melrose Park, Ill.
1 June 1964, San Diego (CA) Union, “Fun Time—The Riddle Box,” pg. B7, col. 2:
When does it rain money?
When there’s some change in the weather.
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The Abilities of Young Children
By Ruth A. Martinson and May V. Seagoe
Washington, DC: Council for Exceptional Children
1967
Pg. 25:
“When does it rain money?” Harold said. “When the weather changes.” “Very funny.”
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Jokes, Puns, and Riddles
By David Allen Clark
Garden City, NY: Doubleday
1968
Pg. 171:
Question: When does it rain money?
Answer: Whenever there’s some change in the weather.
The Hindu (India)
What’s it about money?
VINEET GILL
April 26, 2015:
The old joke begins with a question: when does it rain money? Answer: when there’s change in the weather.
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Alex Willette
@alex_willette
When does it rain money in Las Vegas?
When there’s some change in the weather
12:11 PM - 26 Apr 2015
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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