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Why don't ghosts bother to cross the road? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by HexesofVexes@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world

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Because they're already on the other side.

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[–] Sibshops@feddit.cl 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't "to get to the other side" the initial double meaning for the chicken cross the road joke?

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[–] antheraeavx@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I... I thought it was an anti-joke for an embarrassingly long time (i.e. until now)

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[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago*

It's ok I also only learned this recently but that definitely is the intent of the original joke. I think most of us just hear it the first time while too young to get it

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