“Why didn’t the donkey cross the road?”/“Because he saw what happened to the zebra.”
“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other side” is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A chicken/donkey version is:
Q: Why didn’t the chicken/donkey a cross the road?
A: Because it saw what happened to the zebra.
The joke is that the chicken (or donkey) doesn’t want to be flattened, seemingly like a zebra at a “zebra crossing” (dark and light stripes on the street).
“RT @sickipedia: Why didn’t the Chicken cross the road?He saw what happened to the Zebra” was posted on Twitter by Varun Bubber (and others) on May 4, 2010. The joke originated on the Sickipedia website.
“Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross? The other shakes his head: No way, look at what happened to the zebra” was posted on Twitter by Gavabunga on November 29, 2017.
Wikipedia; Zebra crossing
A zebra crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing used in many places around the world. Its distinguishing feature is alternating dark and light stripes on the road surface, resembling the coat of a zebra. A zebra crossing typically gives priority to rights of way to pedestrians.
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Varun Bubber
@vbubber
RT @sickipedia: Why didn’t the Chicken cross the road?He saw what happened to the Zebra.
11:02 AM · May 4, 2010·TweetDeck
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Sconesy Cider
@sweetsweetstu_
RT @sickipedia: Why didn’t the Chicken cross the road?He saw what happened to the Zebra.
11:05 AM · May 4, 2010·Echofon
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atul kasbekar
@atulkasbekar
Classic - Why didn’t the Chicken cross the road?He saw what happened to the Zebra.
11:26 AM · May 4, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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Living Sarcasm
@SarcasmLiving
Why didn’t the chicken cross the road?
He saw what happened to the zebra.
9:43 AM · Nov 1, 2016·Twitter for Android
One Day in the Life of Jerome
Friday, 25 November 2016
Chicken Crossing the Zebra
Why did the chicken cross the road? No one knows why but look what happened to the zebra?
Google Books
101 Amazing Dad Skills:
Improve your parenting know-how and have more fun in the process
By Edward Dickens
London, UK: Pavilion Books
2017
Pg. ?:
Why didn’t the chicken cross the road?
He saw what happened to the zebra.
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Gavabunga
@Gavabunga_
Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross?
The other shakes his head: No way, look at what happened to the zebra.
2:06 PM · Nov 29, 2017·Post Planner Inc.
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羽合
@cameraman1111
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Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross?
The other shakes his head: No way, look at what happened to the zebra.
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シマウマに何が起こったかを見ろよ！
zebra crossingが横断歩道の意味。あんなふうになりたくないので渡りたくないのだ。
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3:39 AM · Apr 13, 2018·Twitter Web Client
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JOKEAZ
@jokeazcom
Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross?
The other shakes his head: No way, look at what happened to the zebra
#jokes #animaljokes #donkeyjokes #standingjokes
12:51 PM · Nov 13, 2018·JOKEAZ
The News (Pakistan)
COMIC RELIEF
By US Desk Fri, 03, 19 (March 15, 2019—ed.)
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Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross? - The other shakes his head: “No way, look at what happened to the zebra.”
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/theweebcarguy December 15, 2019
Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other : ” So, shall we cross ? “
The other shakes his head: “No way, look at what happened to the zebra.”
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Kevin 3
@KevinAtheist
Why did the donkey flatly refuse to get to the other side of the road ? He saw what happened to the Zebra crossing.
11:00 AM · Dec 15, 2019 from Milnerton, South Africa·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/EliteVery January 5, 2020
Two donkeys are standing near a street light and deciding whether to cross the zebra crossing or not
Donkey-1:Yo! What are you waiting for?Lets cross the road!
Donkey-2:No Way! Did you see what happened to the zebra?
Twitter
Teymhie Verissimo.
@iTeymhie
Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: “So, shall we cross?”
The other shakes his head: “No way, look at what happened to the zebra.”
9:48 AM · Jan 27, 2020·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/td941 January 27, 2020
Why DIDN’T the donkey cross the road?
Because he saw what happened to the zebra!