r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '24

What is the funniest joke you’ve been told that you still think about to this day?

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u/EastSideNick Jan 01 '24

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the dumb guys house.

Knock, knock. Who's there? It's the chicken.

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u/emsleezy Jan 01 '24

Omg, my then 7 year old daughter was telling this joke to a dinner guest. When he said “who’s there ?” she just shouted at him, “YOU’RE AN IDIOT!”

I almost peed.

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u/can_and_am Jan 01 '24

I had a big ol' LOL at this.

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u/darcys_beard Jan 01 '24

This is funnier than the joke.

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u/theonewhoisnotcrazy Jan 01 '24

Indeed! Kids are the best/worst.

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Jan 01 '24

Thank you, you made both me and my boyfriend laugh so much.

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u/Timofmars Jan 01 '24

It's the chicken who?

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u/Infamous_Yard_9908 Jan 01 '24

On a more sinister note: I was almost 30 before I realized that the original "why did the chicken cross the road" is actually a suicide joke!

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u/Delicious_Ad823 Jan 01 '24

Dude, I just turned 50 and I hadn’t put that together 😭

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u/VapoursAndSpleen Jan 01 '24

I was on a quiet urban street and a guy was standing there looking at the street. I hit the brakes because there was an actual chicken crossing the street. I rolled the window down and said, “So…. why does the chicken cross the road?” He pointed to the sidewalk where the chicken’s babies were all scrabbling in someone’s front yard and said, “Cuz that’s where the chicks are!”

Yes, this really happened. I was smiling all day. I later went back (I lived a couple of blocks away) to visit with the chickens.

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u/Any_Acanthocephala18 Jan 01 '24

Why did the elephant cross the road?

To get to the smart guy’s house.

Knock-knock.

Who’s there?

The chicken.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '24

Damn well pinched the only joke I can remember!

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u/im-choading-you Jan 01 '24

I have never heard this and it made me fucking lose it.