“Why are doctors so afraid of apples, anyway?”

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an old saying. There is a jocular response:
 
“Why are doctors so afraid of apples, anyway?”
 
“Why are doctors afraid of apples?” was cited on Twitter on April 21, 2009. The joke went viral in 2012.
 
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But if the doctor is cute, forget the fruit” is another joke on the old adage.
   
 
yet another line
why are doctors so afraid of apples? 😉
lined on Friday, April 17, 2009
   
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Nathanael Youngren
‏@nateyoungren
Why are doctors afraid of apples? Seems like they need to get their hands on “breaking intimidation”
9:53 PM - 21 Apr 2009
 
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Dave Hall
‏@davidphall
An apple a day keeps the doctor away- Why are doctors so AFRAID of APPLES?
9:58 AM - 3 Feb 2010
 
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¢armel d ¢oleman
‏@Carmel_Coleman
Why are doctors so afraid of apples anyway?
5:26 PM - 17 Mar 2012
 
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Cathy’s Creations
December 17, 2012 ·
Why are doctors so afraid of apples anyway?
 
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Matthias
February 14, 2013 ·
Why are doctors so afraid of apples anyway?