An apple riddle is:
Q: What’s the difference between an apple and an orphan?
A: The apple gets picked.
The dark joke has been cited in print since at least October 2020.
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Elove
@ELoveIsTheName
What’s the difference between an apple and an orphan? People take an apple home
1:05 AM · Oct 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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🤍jam🖤
@hoezmadstaymad
The difference between an apple and an orphan is that apple’s actually get picked
7:28 PM · Oct 29, 2020·Twitter for Android
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irl fox plushie
@foxii11285468
the difference between apples and orphans is that apples get picked
7:06 PM · Oct 31, 2020·Twitter Web App
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høot
@hootisnthere
Whats the difference between an apple and an orphan?
Apples get picked
7:01 PM · Nov 2, 2020·Twitter for Android
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BB
@liozep11
What’s the difference between orphans and apples?! Lol apples get picked ;,3
10:32 PM · Nov 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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mewooiix 🍓(Comms open)
@midnight_Sunxo
What’s the difference between an orphan and an apple. One gets pick 🙂👆🏾
3:20 PM · Nov 7, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Darkhumorandjokes
Posted by u/ahmlk November 12, 2020
What’s the difference between an apple and an orphan?
Apples get picked.
Twitter
144p harami humour
@144pharamihumor
Whats the difference between an orphan and an apple?
The apple gets picked
4:21 PM · Nov 16, 2020·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/jcw10489 December 10, 2020
What’s the difference between apples and orphans?
Apples get picked
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Set-Life-Medic December 30, 2020
What’s the difference between an apple and an orphan?
An apple gets picked.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Siddharthafk November 19, 2021
What is the difference between an apple and an orphan ?
Apple gets picked
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Kamikazykiller June 13, 2022
What’s the difference between an apple & an orphan?
The apple gets picked
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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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