“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. An orchard version is:
Q: Why did the chicken cross the (apple) orchard?
A: To get to the other cider.
“Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard? To get to the other cider heheheh” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on December 21, 2012. “Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard? To get to the other cider” was posted on Twitter by Mayzee Murphy on June 15, 2022. “Why did the chicken cross the orchard ? To get to the other cider” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on February 24, 2023.
“Why did Johnny Appleseed cross the road?”/“To get to the other cider!” is a similar riddle.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/[deleted] December 21, 2012
Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard?
To get to the other cider heheheh
Twitter
Mayzee Murphy
@MayzeeMurphy
Replying to @BrothersCider
Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard?
To get to the other cider 😂😂
1:40 PM · Jun 15, 2022
Twitter
Ermelinda Joubert ( Linda)
@ErmelindaJoube3
Replying to @BouwerBosch and @SavannaCider
Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard?
To get to the other Cider, Savanna Cider #StandUpForYourComedy
6:34 PM · Sep 17, 2022
Twitter
Somersby Canada
@SomersbyCanada
Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard? To get to the other cider.
3:14 PM · Sep 25, 2022
Twitter
Mayzee Murphy
@MayzeeMurphy
Replying to @BrothersCider
Why did the chicken cross the apple orchard?
To get to the other cider 😂😂
12:08 PM · Oct 25, 2022
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/FrenTimesTwo February 24, 2023
Why did the chicken cross the orchard ?
To get to the other cider..
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
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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