“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A lion version is:
Q: Why did the lion cross the road?
A: To get to the other pride.
“Why did the lion cross the jungle? To get to the other pride.” was printed in The Reader’s Digest in 1991. “Why did the lion cross the road? To get to the OTHER PRIDE” was printed in the book The Highlights Big Book of Fun: An Amazing Collections of Jokes, Riddles, Puzzles, and More! (2002) by Jeffrey O’Hare.
“Why did the lion cross the road?”/“Because he saw a zebra crossing” is a related lion riddle.
Google Books
The Reader’s Digest
Volume 139, Issues 831-836
1991
Pg. 26:
Why did the lion cross the jungle?
To get to the other pride.
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Why did…
Melanie Aultman
Mar 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM
Why did the lion cross the jungle?
To get to the other pride.
Google Books
The Highlights Big Book of Fun:
An Amazing Collections of Jokes, Riddles, Puzzles, and More!
By Jeffrey O’Hare
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press
2002
Pg. 93:
Why did the lion cross the road?
To get to the OTHER PRIDE.
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
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Stan Kegel
Jan 17, 2003, 10:18:38 PM
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Why did the lion cross the jungle?
To get to the other pride. (Lederer & Ertner)
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Joshua Sloan
@Haunshaul
Why did the lion cross the road?
To get to the other pride!
I should have started a meme….
3:41 AM · Aug 19, 2009·Twitter SMS
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Posted by u/iamsimonm May 26, 2016
Why did the Lion cross the road?
To get to the other pride.
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Posted by u/Infinitydragon365 November 24, 2020
Why did the lion cross the road? To get to the other pride.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/ghostwriter623 April 25, 2021
Why did the lion cross the road?
To get to the other pride
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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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