A donut/doughnut riddle is:
Q: What nut has no shell?
A: A dough-nut.
“What’s the only nut without a shell? A doughnut” was published in The Evening World (New York, NY) on April 2, 1903.
Chronicling America
2 April 1903, The Evening World (New York, NY), “Conundrums,” pg. 14, col. 4:
What’s the only nut without a shell? A doughnut.
30 December 1919, Wilmington (DE) Morning News, “Shamrock News and Views,” pg. 9, col. 1:
P. Lyons would like to know what nut has no shell.
27 March 1921, Indianapolis (IN) Sunday Star, “Who’s Who,” pg. 35, col. 5:
“WHAT KIND OF A NUT HAS NO SHELL.” A FOOD PRODUCT MADE AND SOLD TO CONSUMERS IN INDIANAPOLIS?
22 August 1926, The Sunday Star (Washington, DC), pt. 5, pg. 7, cols. 7-8:
363. What nut has no shell?—Mary Frances Barry, St. Louis, Mo.
Answers.
363. A doughnut.
Google Books
Biggest Riddle Book in the World
By Joseph Rosenbloom
Illustrated by Joyce Behr
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1976
Pg. 105:
What kind of nut has no shell?
A doughnut.
18 December 1996, The Sun (London, UK), pg. 6:
What nut has no shell? A dough-nut!
Twitter
Kobbie
@djkobbie
What kind of Nut has no shell ?
DoughNUT !
4:47 AM - 10 Dec 2009
Google Books
New Jokes4Kids Joke Book
By Paul Gwilliam
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2013
Pg. ?:
What nut has no shell?
A doughnut.
Google Books
Jokes for Kids:
Jokes, Riddles, & Tongue Twisters That Will Tickle Your Ribs &Make Your FUnny Bone Laugh
By Nicole Townsend
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2014
Pg. ?:
Q: What kind of nut has no shell?
A: A donut.
Twitter
Barbara Danza
@BarbaraDanza
What kind of nut 🥜 has no shell?
A doughnut. 🍩
#kidsjokes #lunchnotes #parenting
6:43 AM - 28 Mar 2017
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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.
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