“Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table?”/“To get to the other sides.”

“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A cranberry sauce version is:
   
Q: Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road/table/plate?
A: To get to the other sides.

 
Cranberry sauce is a side dish. “Daily CHUCKle Tweet: Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road on Christmas?  To get to the other sides!” was posted on Twitter by Chuck Hester on December 21, 2009. “Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road? To get to the other sides. Happy Thanksgiving, you guys (Alexa told me that joke.)” was posted on Twitter by American author Stephen King on November 20, 2018, and this tweet went viral.
   
“Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table? To get to the other sides” was posted on Twitter by Fiona☘ Anne on November 13, 2017. “Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table? To get to the other sides” was posted on Twitter by kimballkinnison on November 21, 2018.
   
“Why did the cranberry sauce cross the plate? To get to the other sides! #HappyThanksgiving” was posted on Twitter by John Hendricks on November 22, 2017. “Why did the cranberry sauce cross the plate? To get to the other sides” was posted on Twitter by Don On November 22, 2018.
 
     
Twitter
Chuck Hester
@chuckhester
Daily CHUCKle Tweet: Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road on Christmas?  To get to the other sides!
7:32 AM · Dec 21, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Fiona☘ Anne
@fastiller
#AlexaMorningJokes:
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table?
To get to the other sides.
5:50 AM · Nov 13, 2017·Twitter for Windows
 
Twitter
LySandra
@1BlakGal
#ThanksgivingJokes
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the street?
To get to the other Sides
#Alexa
7:00 AM · Nov 13, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
         
Twitter
Vince Mattaliano
@vmwrites2266
First Thanksgiving joke of the season: Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road? To get to the other sides.
9:01 AM · Nov 13, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
John Hendricks
@JohnHendricks3
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the plate?
To get to the other sides!
#HappyThanksgiving
5:59 PM · Nov 22, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Michelle McPhail, Realtor
@MmcphailRealtor
ALEXA’S
Joke of the day
“Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides. “
12:17 PM · Nov 8, 2018·Facebook
   
Twitter
Stephen King
@StephenKing
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides.
Happy Thanksgiving, you guys!
(Alexa told me that joke.)
8:09 AM · Nov 20, 2018·Twitter Web App
       
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/rumblefish65 November 21, 2018
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/hurps0 November 21, 2018
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides.
 
Twitter
kimballkinnison
@kimballkinnison
Replying to @scalzi
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table?
To get to the other sides
2:48 PM · Nov 21, 2018·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Don
@donporter3825
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the plate?
To get to the other sides.
10:24 AM · Nov 22, 2018·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Bob Bachman
@rjbjr2
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the table?
To get to the other sides.
4:14 PM · Nov 24, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
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@ScanMyPhotos
Replying to
@rondakaysen
And the brunt of so many jokes.
Q: Why did the canned cranberry sauce cross the road?
A: To get to the other sides.
GIF
9:08 AM · Nov 26, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Illinois MCLE Board
@MCLEBoard
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides.
#DadJokeoftheWeek
#ThanksgivingHangover
3:30 PM · Nov 29, 2019·Sprout Social
 
Twitter
Tasty Nut3lla
@Nutt3lla69
Why did the cranberry sauce cross the road?
To get to the other sides…
7:31 PM · Nov 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone