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A baseball riddle (a “home” plate pun) is:

Q: Why don’t orphans play baseball?
A: They don’t know where home is.

“Stupid question: Why don’t orphans play baseball?” was cited on Twitter on April 18, 2009. “Why dont orphans play baseball? They have no clue where ‘home’ is” was cited on Twitter on March 30, 2010/

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Ray Webb
‏@ImpactKidz
Stupid question: Why don’t orphans play baseball?
11:56 AM - 18 Apr 2009

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Paddy K
‏@fishpuncher
Why dont orphans play baseball? They have no clue where “home” is
8:10 AM - 30 Mar 2010

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More One Liners, Jokes and Gags
By Grant Tucker
London: The Robson Press
2013
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Why don’t orphans play baseball? They don’t know where home is.

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Why don’t orphans play baseball?
submitted May 5, 2013 by SpiderDice
They have no home to run to

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Why don’t orphans play baseball? (self.MeanJokes)
submitted June 9, 2013 by wiley2484
Because they don’t know where home is.

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Joke # 8
Q: Why don’t orphans play baseball?
A: They don’t know where home is

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Why don’t orphans play baseball.
submitted November 23, 2014 by roman8888
Because they don’t know where home is.

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Q: Why can’t orphans play baseball?
submitted May 11, 2016 by ByronCalloway
A: Because they don’t know where home is.

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Why cant orphans play baseball?
submitted July 25, 2016 by InfamousThunder
They cant find their home

“Why don’t orphans play baseball?”/“They don’t know where home is.”