“Why did the jalapeño put on a sweater?”/“Because he was a little chili.”

A jalapeño pepper joke is:
   
Q: Why did the jalapeño put on a sweater?
A: Because he was a little chili.
 
“Why did the jalapeño always wear a sweater? Because he was a chilly pepper” was posted on Twitter on May 28, 2012.
 
   
Wikipedia: Jalapeño
The jalapeño (/ˌhæləˈpiːnoʊ/ or /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [xalaˈpeɲo]) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. A mature jalapeño fruit is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and hangs down with a round, firm, smooth flesh of 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm) wide.
 
Twitter
steve infield
‏@hannibbal
Why did the jalapeño always wear a sweater?  Because he was a chilly pepper.
2:55 AM - 28 May 2012
 
Twitter
andrewsreclaimed‏
@cedargarden
Replying to @MorganBotanical
@MorganBotanical why was the jalapeno wearing a sweater?  Because he was a little chili
11:00 AM - 23 Jul 2012
   
Twitter
Max Geiger‏
@MaxGeiger
Why did the habañero put on a sweater?
Because it was a little chili.
11:10 PM - 28 Sep 2012
 
Twitter
Justine Raymond
‏@jmarieray
@gingerfinch hey. hey guys. Why did the tiny jalapeño get a sweater?
5:22 PM - 7 Feb 2013
 
MeUdiana(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ‏@dammitdiana 7 Feb 2013
@gingerfinch it was feeling a little chili
   
Twitter
👑 🍫Relle 💘
‏@_RoyalRellie
why did the baby jalapeño put on a sweater?
CUZ HE WAS A LITTLE CHILLI😂😂😂
11:45 PM - 9 Aug 2013
 
Reddit
Why did the jalapeno put on a sweater?
submitted January 7, 2016 by willhamaker
Because he was a little chile
 
Twitter
Mike Castaldo
‏@mikeisyourvoice
Why did the jalapeno put on a sweater?
Because it was a little chili.
#dadjokefriday
9:10 AM - 8 Jan 2016
 
Twitter
Celia
‏@MoorhouseCelia
why did the jalapeño put on a sweater? because he was a little chili 🌶 https://www.instagram.com/p/BErxtV9yUGF8knaqATP0bG2E0oqoMeEt47JLp40/ …
7:43 PM - 26 Apr 2016
 
Reddit
Why did the jalapeño put on a sweater?
submitted October 13, 2016 by elcameeno
It was a little chile!!