"Raisin” can sound like “raising.”
“What is an Amish man’s favorite dried fruit? A barn raisin!” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on March 9, 2014. “What’s an Amish person’s favorite fruit? A barn raisin” was posted on Twitter by calvino on March 10, 2014. “Whats an amish person’s favorite kind of raisin? A barn raisin” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on October 20, 2019. “What’s an Amish’s favorite kind of raisin? A Barn Raisin’!” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on April 21, 2014.
“What’s a Mennonite’s Favorite kind of Raisin?? .... BARN RAISIN” was posted on Twitter by Robert M Hostetler on November 30, 2018. “What’s a Mennonite’s favorite kind of raisin? Barn raisin.... Hahaha” was posted on Twitter by Hopewell on January 30, 2019. “What’s a Mennonite’s favorite raisin? Barn raisin’” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on October 17, 2019. “What’s a menonites favorite raisin? Barn raisin” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on October 21, 2019.
“What’s a farmer’s favourite raisin? A barn-raisin’!!” was posted on Twitter by Picaresque Thomson on January 6, 2021.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/barthm1 March 9, 2014
What is an Amish man’s favorite dried fruit?
A barn raisin!
Twitter
calvino
@CalvinSoup
What’s an Amish person’s favorite fruit? A barn raisin.
12:06 AM · Mar 10, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Robert M Hostetler
@RMHelectronics
What’s a Mennonite’s Favorite kind of Raisin?? .... BARN RAISIN
1:33 PM · Nov 30, 2018·Facebook
Twitter
Hopewell
@MasonHopewell22
What’s a Mennonite’s favorite kind of raisin?
Barn raisin.... Hahaha.
8:19 PM · Jan 30, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/BroodalNoodal October 17, 2019
What’s a Mennonite’s favorite raisin?
Barn raisin’
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/meta_pun October 20, 2019
Whats an amish person’s favorite kind of raisin?
A barn raisin.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/MrHallmark October 21, 2019
What’s a menonites favorite raisin?
Barn raisin’
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/adi_2787 October 28, 2019
What’s an amish favorite type of raisin?
barn raisin’
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/snuffy_tentpeg March 18, 2020
What’s an Amish person’s favorite raisin?
A barn raisin’
Twitter
electric lloyd orchestra
@jeremy_deadman
Replying to @jeremy_deadman
What’s a mennonites favourite kind of raisin
Barn raisin
9:01 PM · Jun 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Picaresque Thomson
@Mianmath83
Replying to @pro_worrier_
What’s a farmer’s favourite raisin?
A barn-raisin’!!
2:12 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/clkish1988 April 21, 2021
What’s an Amish’s favorite kind of raisin?
A Barn Raisin’!
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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.
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