A popular Halloween riddle about New York-based fashion house DKNY is:
Q: What kind of clothes do zombies wear?
A: Decay NY.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1999.
Wikipedia: DKNY
DKNY is a New York-based fashion house specializing in fashion goods for men and women founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.
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LePheaux
10/30/99
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What kind of clothes do Zombies wear?
Decay NY.
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Rockyboy
10/30/99
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What kind of clothes do Zombies wear?
Decay NY.
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Baloo
posted October 30, 1999 01:54 PM
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What kind of clothes do Zombies wear?
Decay NY.
(I don’t get that one. Will somebody help me shift my paradigm here?)
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What kind of clothes do zombies wear? Decay NY!
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Honor
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What kind of clothes zombies wear? Decay ny lol
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Punstrated
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What kind of clothes do well dressed zombies wear?
DECAY N Y
8:13 PM - 27 Oct 2016
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@ascensos What kind of clothes do the coolest zombies wear? Decay NY!
7:49 AM - 28 Oct 2016
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What kind of clothes do stylish zombies wear?
DECAY N Y #HappyPunoween
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