“What’s a pirate’s favorite food?”/“Arrrrrtichokes.”

A pirate riddle is:
 
Q: What’s a pirate’s favorite food?
A: Arrrrrtichokes.
 
“What’s a pirate’s favorite food? an ARRRR-ange!” was cited on a message board in 2003. “What’s a pirate’s favorite food? arrrrrrrrrrrrrtichokes” was cited in 2006.
 
       
Straight Dope Message Board
Have any jokes about food?
rorriM
01-03-2003, 09:52 PM
What’s a pirate’s favorite food?
an ARRRR-ange! (orange)
 
ScubaBoard.com
Doc, Sep 19, 2006
What’s a pirate’s favorite food?
arrrrrrrrrrrrrtichokes.
     
Google Groups: alt.jokes
pirate jokes
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8/22/08
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What’s a pirate’s favorite food? Arrrrrtichokes.
 
Twitter
❤️ FizzyDuck ❤️‏
@FizzyDuck
For @TerryFree What’s a pirate’s favorite food? Arrrrrtichokes.
4:06 PM - 8 Apr 2009
 
Twitter
Ian F. Hood‏
@IanFHood
RT @PeterSantilli: What’s a pirate’s favorite socks? Arrrrgyle.  What’s a pirate’s favorite food? Arrrrrtichokes.
12:56 AM - 12 Apr 2009
     
Chicago (IL) Tribune
Autistic actor soars above stereotypes
By Donald Liebenson and J. Malcolm Garcia, Special to the Tribune
MAY 11, 2011
(...)
So the role of Joke Meister was created for Eichengreen. He appeared in the theater’s first Red Kite production, “Red Kite Blue Moon,” which was set aboard a ship. He told pirate jokes, like “What’s a pirate’s favorite food? Barrr-B-Q.”
   
Reddit—Jokes
What is a pirate’s favorite food?
submitted June 19, 2017 by Jungleoboe
Cavi-ARRRRRGH
 
Twitter
Kate Chury RD‏
@ThinkyBites
In honor of #TalkLikeAPirateDay - What’s a pirate’s favorite food?
Arrrrrtichokes.
11:13 AM - 19 Sep 2017