A pick-up truck doesn’t necessarily have good pick-up lines to pick up dates, but there are jokes. This riddle has been cited in print since at least 2018 and was popularized on a Laffy Taffy wrapper:
Q: What kind of truck is never lonely?
A: A pick-up truck.
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Tiffany
@BuddeTiffany
Ok so was I love lady taffy!! And of course its corny jokes!!! Well the one I just read probably shouldn’t have been as funny as it was but I died!!! So I wanna share it!! #laffytaffy
Q: what kinda truck is never lonely?
A: a pick-up truck
Lmao
11:41 AM · Nov 1, 2018·Twitter for Android
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mvrix
@vmarifr
Replying to @vmarifr
“What type of truck is never lonely?”
- a pick-up truck
9:36 PM · Jan 20, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
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I just love baseball
@1soonernut
What kind of truck is never lonely? A pickup truck
9:05 AM · Mar 27, 2019·Twitter for Android
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Brandi Davis
@Bran_muffin101
What kind of truck is never lonely?
A pick up truck
1:59 PM · Dec 26, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
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Aiden
@milo_aiden
Sometimes I get amused over little things, like Laffy Taffy jokes
What can make honey and words?
A spelling bee
What’s a potatoes favorite game?
Hash-tag
What’s a dryer’s favorite exercise?
Spinning
What type of truck is never lonely?
A pick-up truck
4:39 PM · Feb 9, 2020·Twitter Web App
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TeeRiffic
@CallMeRaceHorse
What type of truck is never lonely? #laffytaffyjokes
7:40 PM · Aug 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Drip Bayless
@niricoel
What kinda truck is never lonely?
A Pick Up Truck.
7:08 PM · Feb 10, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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