A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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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Entry from March 15, 2017
“Why did the leprechaun cross the road?”/“He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster.”

A leprechaun riddle is:
 
Q: Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
A: He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster.

 
The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2003.
 
“When does the leprechaun cross the road?”/“When it’s green!” is a similar riddle with a different punchline.
     
 
Google Books
Community Health Nursing Practice Today Magazine
Department of Community Health Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University
Volume 1, Issue 1
2003
Pg. 2006:
Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster
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Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
He wanted to find the pot of gold faster
   
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Why did the leprechaun cross the road?  He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster
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Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
Well, duh! To get to the pot of gold… http://fb.me/2bonzTX5K
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Question —Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
  Answer — To get to the pot of gold!
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Q: Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
A: To get to the pot of gold!
10:15 AM - 13 Mar 2015

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