“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A turkey version is:
 
Q: Why did the turkey cross the road/table?
A: To get to the other sides.
 
That is, the turkey wanted to get to the side dishes—cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and other sides. “To get to the other sides 😊 RT @JonathanLedee: I said, WHY DID THE TURKEY CROSS THE ROAD??!!” was posted on Twitter by David Souza on November 24, 2011. “Why did the turkey cross the road? To get to the other SIDES! #gobblegobble #Thanksgiving #turkey #joke” was posted on Twitter by Princess Kristyn on November 28, 2013.
 
“Why did the turkey cross the dinner table? To get to the other sides! MOM LOVED THAT ONE” was posted on Twitter by John Spalding on November 22, 2012. “On Thanksgiving, why did the turkey cross the table?  To get to the other sides” was posted on Twitter by #SaveTimeless on June 21, 2020. “THE TURKEY CROSSED THE TABLE TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDES” was posted on Facebook by Indian Hills Community Sign on November 23, 2020.
 
“Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road/table/plate?”/“To get to the other sides” and “Why did the turkey cross the road?”/“It was the chicken’s day off” are similar riddles.
     
       
Twitter
David Souza
@lillyspop
To get to the other sides 😊 RT @JonathanLedee: I said, WHY DID THE TURKEY CROSS THE ROAD??!!
9:50 PM · Nov 24, 2011·TweetCaster for Android
   
Twitter
John Spalding
@AdultProdigy
Why did the turkey cross the dinner table? To get to the other sides! MOM LOVED THAT ONE
3:50 PM · Nov 22, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Princess Kristyn
@SvubbyDubby
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To get to the other SIDES! #gobblegobble #Thanksgiving #turkey #joke
2:18 AM · Nov 28, 2013·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
julianne simitz
@DCjulesdoesLA
Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: To get to the other sides. Mmmmm, cranberries…
#GobbleGobble Poultry leg #TurkeyDay
1:23 PM · Nov 27, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Kendall
@kendall_crev
Replying to @kendall_crev
Why did the turkey cross the road? To get to the other sides
11:03 AM · Nov 21, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
22 November 2017, The Five; (Fox News Channel), (with Kimberly Guilfoyle, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Brian Kilmeade, Juan Williams):
PERINO: Dana’s Corny Joke of The Day.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
PERINO: No. 1, why did the turkey cross the road?
GUILFOYLE: To get to the other side. That was a trick.
GUTFELD: To get the other sides.
PERINO: No, because it was Thanksgiving day, and he wanted people to think he was a chicken.
GUILFOYLE: No, his was better.
GUTFELD: Mine was better. To get to the other sides. Thank you. Thank you.
GUILFOYLE: Excuse me, you improved on mine by adding an “S.”
GUTFELD: Oh, please.
PERINO: That was pretty good.
 
Twitter
Tony
@Symanskeet
Why did the turkey cross the road??
To get to the other SIDES Face with tears of joy
6:23 PM · Nov 22, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
“Every 58 Hours”
@Every58Hours
“Why did the turkey cross the road”?
“To get to the other SIDES”
12:04 PM · Nov 23, 2017·Twitter Web Client
     
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/YostYost November 22, 2018
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To get to the other sides. Happy Thanksgiving.
 
Twitter 
Lori Pepper
@LAPepper
Replying to @CarBombBoom13
Why did the turkey cross the road?  To get to the other sides.
6:09 PM · Nov 26, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Chicks with Knives
@ChickswKnives
Dad Joke! 
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To get to the other sides
5:58 PM · Nov 18, 2019·Twitter Web App
     
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Beedee0823 February 25, 2020
On Thanksgiving, why did the turkey cross the table?
To get to the other sides.
 
Twitter
Destiny is tired of your s#!t
@Destinysraven
Replying to @TomHeartsTanks
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To get to the other sides.
GIF
9:28 AM · Jun 20, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
#SaveTimeless
@mrsacos
Replying to @iheart_cambodia @brbird and 2 others
On Thanksgiving, why did the turkey cross the table?
To get to the other sides
6:15 PM · Jun 21, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
Indian Hills Community Sign is at Indian Hills Community Center.
November 23, 2020 at 6:49 PM · Indian Hills, CO ·
THE TURKEY
CROSSED THE
TABLE TO
GET TO THE
OTHER SIDES