An ant riddle is:
Q: What do you call an ant who skips school?
A: A truant.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004.
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What do you call an ant that skips school?
Discussion in ‘Humor & Jokes’ started by Giotto, Mar 1, 2004.
A truant!
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What do you call an ant who skips school?
A truant!
30 December 2004, The Daily Mirror (London, UK), “Greg’s Giggle,” pg. 42:
WHAT do you call an ant who skips school? A truant.
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Penguin Pocket Jokes
By David Pickering
London, UK: Penguin Books
2006
Pg. ?:
What do you call an ant who hates school?
A truant.
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What do you call an ant who skips school? A truant.
5:52 AM - 29 Dec 2008
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Just Jokes a Collection of Kids Jokes
By Phyllis Agles-Johnson
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2010
Pg. 88:
Q. What do you call an ant who skips school?
A. A truant!
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Cute Ant Jokes For Kids
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
What do you call an ant who skips school?
A truant!
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What do you call an ant who skips school ?
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truant !
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