A riddle about gingerbread men is:
Q: What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?
A: Candy canes.
“Candy canes are what gingerbread men use to walk after I’ve mangled their legs with my teeth” was posted on X/Twitter by tyler v (nice) on December 3, 2010. “What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs? Candy canes” was posted on X/Twitter by Tim’s Bookshop on December 1, 2016. The joke has been printed on several images.
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tyler v (nice)
@godlikemind
Candy canes are what gingerbread men use to walk after I’ve mangled their legs with my teeth.
10:32 PM · Dec 3, 2010
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ItsPastMyBedtime
@TophersBedtime
Candy Canes: It’s what the gingerbread men use when we bite their legs off. #ForOurJewishFriends
5:30 PM · Dec 19, 2014
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Tim’s Bookshop
@TimsBookshop
What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?
Candy canes.
Obviously.
9:33 PM · Dec 1, 2016
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Shanna 🍍🥥︽✵︽
@PinaCocoTweets
Kid jokes “What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?”
“Candy canes”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
11:05 PM · Dec 25, 2017
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Caffe Cream
@caffecreamuk
Happy National Gingerbread Day! Terrible Gingerbread joke time:
What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?
Candy canes
🥁
5:10 AM · Nov 21, 2022
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/TribenixYT November 28, 2023
What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs?
Candy canes
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Jimmy RevJim Olsen
@mybuddyjimmy
What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs? Candy canes! #RandomJokeoftheDay
5:13 PM · Dec 23, 2023
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