Albany: “What is the Easter bunny’s favorite state capital?”/“Albunny, New York.”

An Easter bunny riddle is:
 
Q: What is the Easter bunny’s favorite state capital?
A: Albunny, New York!

 
The Albany joke has been cited in print since at least 2005.
 
 
Wikipedia: Albany, New York
Albany (/ˈɔːlbəni/ awl-bə-nee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Roughly 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City, Albany developed on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the City of Albany was 97,856 according to the 2010 census. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a Census-estimated population of 98,424 2013, the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state and 38th in the United States.
   
RunRyder RC
Cheesy Easter Jokes
Ted Toth
03-26-2005
(...)
Q: What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital?
A: Albunny, New York!
   
SpeedGuide.net Broadband Community
some of the lamest easter jokes ull ever hear! (giggless)
Meggie
03-27-05, 12:55 PM
(...)
Q:What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite state capital?
A:Albunny, New York!
   
26 March 2006, Newsday (Long Island, NY), Kidsday, pg. 2:
JOKE OF THE WEEK
What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital?
Al-bunny, New York
Marco Henry
 
Twitter
Brian Humek‏
@BrianHumek
RT @wbaustin What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital? Albunny, New York!
3:24 AM - 10 Apr 2009
 
Google Books
The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes:
Humour for the whole family

Edited by Geoff Tibballs
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd
2011
Pg. ?:
What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite state capital?
Albunny, New York!
   
Google Groups: churchlady
04-20-11
Raw Oyster2
4/21/11
(...)
What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital?
Albunny, New York!
 
Facebook
Hop
March 16, 2012 ·
Fun Friday
Q: What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital?
A: All-bunny, New York!
 
Google Books
Sensible Nonsense:
Humour Pack Series

By Frank Paul
BookBaby
2014
Pg. ?:
What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite state capital?
Albunny, New York!
   
My Town Tutors
Easter Jokes: Top 25 Easter Jokes
Posted on March 16, 2014
(...)
20. What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite state capital? … Albunny, New York!
 
Google Books
Funny Easter Jokes For Kids Again
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite state capital?
Albunny, New York!