A riddle about the seasons is:
Q: How do you prevent a summer cold?
A: Catch it in the winter.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996.
Google Books
Funniest Riddle Book in the World
By Morrie Gallant
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1996
Pg. 35:
How do you prevent a summer cold?
Catch it in the winter.
2 January 2001, Orlando (FL) Sentinel “Kids’ Corner,” pg. D10, right masthead:
Question: How do you prevent a summer cold?
Answer: Catch it in the winter!
20 October 2001, Tallahassee (FL) Democrat, “Risking Failure,” pg. A12:
How do you prevent a summer cold? Catch it in the winter!
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 10-03-03
Stan Kegel
10/3/03
(...)
How do you prevent a Summer cold?
Catch it in the Winter! (Carol Silver)
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@scorpi2000
How do you prevent a Summer cold?
Catch it in the Winter!
1:45 AM - 1 May 2009
Google Books
Really Silly Jokes
By Cyl Lee
Minneapolis, MN: Abdo Publishing
2017
Pg. 13:
How do you prevent a summer cold?
Catch it in the winter!
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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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