A tree riddle is popular in September. “What month do Christmas trees hate the most? Septimber! ” was printed in Newsday (Hempstead, NY) on December 15, 2002. “Q: What month do trees hate the most? A: Septiiiiiimber!” was printed in the Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution on November 22, 2005.
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15 December 2002, Newsday (Hempstead, NY), “Smiles,” Kidsday sec., pg. 1, col. 1:
What month do Christmas trees hate the most? Septimber!—Ansue Koshy
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22 November 2005, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, “Just for fun,” pg. E7, col. 4:
Q: What month do trees hate the most?
A: Septiiiiiimber!
—Sent by Alex Butler, 9.
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Anita Searle
@AnitaSearle
JFTD1 What month do trees dislike?.....Sep-TIMBER, hold on there’s another two coming!
8:28 AM · Jun 26, 2009
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justin rahming
@jjustin24
Which month do trees dislike. Sep- timber
4:56 PM · Feb 9, 2011
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📸Tevin D. Washington📸
@YeahYeabo
What month do trees hate the most?
Septimmmmberrrrrrrrrr lmao
1:13 AM · Nov 11, 2011
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Kristina
@kmatwell
What month do trees hate the most?? SepTIMBER! #arborday
9:30 AM · Apr 27, 2012
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Davey Tree Expert Co
@DaveyTree
What month do trees hate the most? Sep-TIIIMMMBER. #treechat
2:29 PM · Jul 3, 2012
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Ly
@lybenz
What month do trees hate the most? Sep-timberrrrrr!
11:54 AM · Oct 30, 2013
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Karon Lynn Covington
@alphakat1908
CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY:
Q. What month do trees hate?
A. Sep-timber!
6:59 PM · Mar 23, 2014
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MrShep
@mrshepcom
#badjokethursday what month do trees fear the most ?
SeptTimber
1:21 AM · Oct 2, 2014 from South West, England
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Stephen Sangster
@SteveSangster
What month do trees hate the most? Sep-timmmmmbbeeeerrrrrrr
3:06 PM · Aug 16, 2017
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What month do trees dread? Sep-timber!
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Funny Teacher
@SchoolJokesK_12
What month do #Christmas trees hate most?... Sep-timber! https://bit.ly/3f2HWBr #trees #ChristmasCountdown
12:46 PM · Nov 15, 2020
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Monkey D.Luffy
@krishnastylesp1
Which month do trees dislike? Sep-timber!
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12:32 AM · Jan 9, 2022
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What month do trees hate? Sep-Timber!
11:22 PM · May 18, 2023
The Pioneer Woman
100 Fall Puns That You Will Love a Latte
What is the cutest season of the year? Aww-tumn.
BY MICAELA BAHN Published: Sep 22, 2023
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Which month do trees dread? Sept-timberrrrrrr!
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