A pig riddle has been printed on several images:
Q: What do you call a pig with no legs?
A: A groundhog.
The joke (popular on Groundhog Day) has been cited in print since at least 2001.
Google Books
Liza’s Star Wish
By Diane Stevens
New York, NY: Greenwillow Books
1997
Pg. 52:
“Liza, know what you call a pig with no legs?” I didn’t. “Ground pork,” he said.
29 January 2001, The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY), “Shortcuts” by Jeff Harris, pg. E2, col. 1:
What do you call a pig with no legs?
A ground hog.
Twitter
Marley The Dog
@marleyterrier
#hamfest Q: What do you call a pig with no legs? A: A groundhog!
8:17 AM - 21 Jul 2009
Reddit—Jokes
I found the one joke that no matter who you are, you’ll at least smile when you hear it (self.funny)
submitted September 16, 2013 by Resieh
Q - What do you call a pig with no legs? A - A Groundhog
I’m sure some of you will lie and say you didn’t smile or laugh, but I know you did. I’ve told this joke several times and everyone at least smiles.
Reddit—Jokes
What do you call a pig with no legs?
submitted March 3, 2014 by [deleted]
A groundhog
Google Books
Peppa Pig Jokes For Kids
By Jack Jokes
PeteyRF Creative
2016
Pg. ?:
What do you call a pig with no legs?
A groundhog.
Google Books
Roald Dahl:
Whizzpopping Joke Book
By Roald Dahl
London, UK: Puffin Books
2016
Pg. 61:
What do you call a pig with no legs?
A groundhog!
YouTube
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What do you call a pig with no legs?
A groundhog!
Reddit—Jokes
What do you call a pig with no legs?
submitted February 2, 2017 by mattyr33
Ground Hog! Happy Groundhog’s Day!
Reddit—Jokes
What do you call a male pig with no legs and delusions of being a weather forecaster?
submitted June 21, 2017 by Mechasteel
Groundhog
Twitter
Lucky Score
@LuckyScoreNet
What do you call a pig with no legs?
A
groundhog!
#Joke from #PigJokes in #Jokes, #Humor and #Satire
8:17 PM - 23 Jan 2018
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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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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