Zombies eat brains. A riddle has been printed on many images:
Q: What do dyslexic zombies eat?
A: Brians.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009.
Twitter
Maya Prohovnik
@mayafish
How have I not seen this before? Dyslexic zombies terrorize “Brians.” http://tinyurl.com/dn2b92 #zombietalk
3:27 PM · Feb 26, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
amy aitapata
@aitapata
Question worth pondering: RT @wawoodworth Do dyslexic zombies eat Brians?
6:26 AM · Jun 9, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Scotch Drinkmore
@captainvsk
Do you think dyslexic zombies go looking for “brians?”
3:57 PM · Jun 14, 2009·Twitter SMS
Twitter
Peter J Casey
@peterjcasey
So the kids and I invented a joke: Q. What do dyslexic zombies want? A. Brians ... Brians ...
7:20 PM · Dec 20, 2009·TwitBird
Twitter
Jay Lake
@jay_lake
What do dyslexic zombies eat? Brians! #funny #fb
5:55 PM · Jan 11, 2010·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/WIZARD_PISS August 20, 2014
What do dyslexic zombies eat?
BRIANS!!
Everyone else is safe
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/xXJaMToOsXX June 22, 2016
Zombies with dyslexia like brians
Twitter
karanbir singh
@karanbirtinna
All the dyslexic zombies go after Brians.
3:33 AM · Dec 14, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/glyph-bellchime March 31, 2018
What do dyslexic zombies like to eat?
Brians.
Reddit—AntiJokes
Posted by u/WaxyTax June 2, 2019
What do dyslexic zombies eat?
Brian’s
Twitter
Norse Nerd (j.c. gardiner)
@BackwardsJeff
Dyslexic zombies only eat “Brians” #FakeZombieFacts
1:01 PM · Jun 16, 2019·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/DianaTheNinja September 27, 2019
Why do dyslexic zombies eat?
BRIANS
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/ihziur November 2, 2019
What do dyslexic zombies eat?
Brians.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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