A riddle on the homophones “ate” and “eight” is:
Q: Why didn’t the two fours want any lunch?
A: Because they already eight.
Four plus four equals eight—and this sounds like “ate.” The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008.
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Why didn’t the two fours eat lunch?
They already eight.
By MorganDStone
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PositiveSiren02
Oct 08
Hahaha
Google Books
Jokes about School
By Judy A. Winter
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press
2011
Pg. 13:
Why didn’t the two fours want any lunch?
Because they already eight.
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Why didn’t the two fours want to eat?............. Because they already eight.
4:36 AM - 14 Apr 2012
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why didn’t the two fours want any lunch? Because they already eight!! Hahaha
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Why didn’t the two fours have lunch ?
They already eight !
Te he he he
4:26 PM - 8 Jan 2013
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Why didn’t the two fours go to the cafe? self.3amjokes
Submitted November 30, 2017 by uzairmahmud1116I drink milk and play CS GO
They already eight !
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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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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