“Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A Johnny Appleseed version is:
Q: Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?
A: To get to the other cider!
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2014. Amazon Alexa told the joke in 2018.
Twitter
Thatcher McGhee’s
@ThatchPompton
Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road? To get to the other cider! #emptythekeg
9:00 PM · Jun 7, 2014·Twuffer
Twitter
Joke Roller
@JokeRolling
Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?” “To get to the other Cider.
4:05 PM · Apr 24, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Barbara Wilson
@btruewilson
Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road? To get to the other cider #JokeOfTheDay
9:30 AM · Mar 22, 2018 from Land O’ Lakes, FL·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
maya | quad era
@mayalinj
from my amazon alexa:
why did johnny appleseed cross the road?
to get to the other cider
10:36 PM · Aug 26, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—AmazonEcho
Posted by u/taylorkline September 26, 2018
This morning, Alexa will tell you a joke in honor of Johnny Appleseed day if you tell her “Good morning”
Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?
To get to the other cider!
Twitter
jeff m
@nameismudd
Replying to @larrycharlesism
Q: why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?
A: To get to the other cider
Source: 10 y/o, who will accept payment in Skittles
10:10 PM · Jul 3, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Significant_Sky_6996 February 15, 2022
Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?
To get to the other cider!
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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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.
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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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