There have been several “vegan” versions of the classic “Why did the chicken cross the road?” joke. One version was printed in 2002 newspapers:
Q: Why did the vegan cross the road?
A: To save the chicken from Col. Sanders.
Another version was posted on Twitter on November 9, 2009:
“Why did the #vegan cross the road?Because she was protesting for the chicken, MAN! (Pump fist in air for emphasis)”
Another version was posted on Twitter by Kirker Butler on March 29, 2013:
Q: Why did the vegan cross the road?
A: To tell a complete stranger that he’s a vegan.
“How do you know if someone is a vegan?"/"Don’t worry, they’ll tell you” is a related joke to this last version.
Google Groups: alt.slack
Vegan jokes
Her Ladyship Lilith von Fraumench
10/8/02
(...)
Why did the vegan cross the road?
To save the chicken from Col. Sanders.
19 July 2004, Knight Ridder Tribune News Service (Washington, DC), “It’s no yolk: Healthful vegan baked goods can taste good” by Ed Murrietta, pg. 1:
Here’s a joke: Why did the vegan cross the road? Because the chicken was about to beat him up.
Twitter
Linda Neighbors
@laFemmeBoheme
RT @BillCherryjr
Why did the #vegan cross the road?Because she was protesting for the chicken, MAN! (Pump fist in air for emphasis)
11:38 PM - 9 Nov 2009
Twitter
Raquel Leslie
@raqleslie
@jennlueke Why did the vegan cross the road? To prove he wasn’t chicken.
7:01 PM - 5 Feb 2012
Twitter
Kirker Butler
@KirkerButler
Why did the vegan cross the road?
To tell a complete stranger that he’s a vegan.
10:29 AM - 29 Mar 2013
Twitter
Emma Rosenfeld
@EROSE96
Why did the vegan cross the road?
To tell you that they’re a vegan
8:23 PM - 18 Feb 2015
Reddit—Jokes
Why did vegan cross the road?
submitted November 14, 2015 by BazeFook
Because chicken came to his side.
(...)
COMMENTS
lithium91w
To tell everyone that he was a vegan.
Twitter
Mangal 2 Restaurant
@Mangal2
Why did the vegan cross the road?
Who cares? Fuck vegans.
4:20 PM - 27 Aug 2016
Me.Me
HER WHY DID THE VEGAN CROSS THE ROAD? HIM DON’T YOU MEAN CHICKEN? HER NO WE DON’T PUT MEAT IN OUR JOKES O WOLF GRILLZ LIKE EVER @WOLFGRILLZ MEME
MEMES WOLF THE ROAD 🤖 MEAT GRILLZ JOKINGS
FOUND @ 686 LIKES ON 2017-01-21 05:46:36 BY ME.ME
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Reddit—Vegancirclejerk
Why did the vegan cross the road? (self.vegancirclejerk)
submitted May 17, 2017 by comfortablytrevNo longer kills animals for no reason, ama
Someone on the other side didn’t know he was vegan
Twitter
Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
Why did the vegan cross the road?
To tell someone he was a vegan.
2:45 PM - 28 Jul 2017
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