"Fraise” is the French word for “strawberry.” “When going on a strawberry-picking holiday in France, my advice is to get a good fraise book” was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2009. “I never have any trouble asking for strawberries in France, thanks to my trusty fraise book” was posted on Twitter on November 28, 2011.
“I forgot the French for strawberry, so I looked it up in a fraise book” was posted on the website Pun of the Day on September 12, 2017. The joke was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on November 1, 2017.
Twitter
Edward Carter
@dotmund
when going on a strawberry-picking holiday in France, my advice is to get a good fraise book.
3:57 AM - 31 Aug 2009
Twitter
Zombies from Saturn
@Satur9
Kiddo has made progress in French, but I still can’t buy berries without a fraise book…
11:21 AM - 3 Jul 2010
Twitter
Neil
@_Enanem_
I never have any trouble asking for strawberries in France, thanks to my trusty fraise book.
12:40 PM - 28 Nov 2011
Twitter
The Woodlouse
@akawoodlouse
I need to talk to my strawberries so they’ll grow better. Just ordered a fraise book from amazon
3:52 PM - 28 May 2013
Twitter
Ghost of Jimmy 👻
@jcodfishpie
I learnt how to ask for strawberries in France in my French fraise book.
3:23 AM - 3 May 2015
Twitter
Just another Jokes
@factjokes
I forgot the French for strawberry, so I looked it up in a fraise book. Comment On This Pun!
2:14 AM - 12 Sep 2017
Twitter
Chris Heaton-Harris
@chhcalling
In France, if you forget the word for Strawberry you can look it up in a fraise book.
11:00 AM - 16 Oct 2017
Reddit—Oneliners
I forgot the French word for strawberry, so I looked it up in a fraise book.
submitted November 1, 2017 by wonliners
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