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It has all the comedic scholars baffled while sparking joy, and it has given a headache to anyone trying to understand it. Oh yes, we’re talking about the phenomenon and the enigmatic allure of Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes. And while the origins of this delightful quip lie in mystique, its essence lies in its joyous unpredictability. And that, my friends, is a whole lot of smart words to talk about probably the silliest jokes! And if you’d like to skip this scholarly essay on the funny Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes and go straight to the good stuff - you’re very welcome to. For those who’d like to join us in trying to figure out these funny jokes, continue reading. 

Although most jokes rely on real-life situations, these stupid jokes featuring cockerels rely simply on their unpredictability and sole silliness, transcending all logical explanations. It’s basically as if the chicken suddenly becomes so curious, as if it were some sort of a hero trying to figure out the absurdities of existence. See, suddenly, all that Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes meaning gets all new colors and lots of dark flavor. 

Speaking of Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes dark - sometimes, our fowl fellow meets its end in one of these jokes. And what is that if not yet another metaphor for human life, desires, and hopes? Truly, if you thought that Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes were for kids, you might want to think about changing your mind. 

But, without delving any further into the complexities of human existence in relation to farm birds, we’re inviting you to check out some of the best Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road jokes we’ve found. As per usual, they are further down below, and once you get to reading them, be sure to rank them the way you like them!

#1

Why did the chicken cross the road? No one knows. But the road will have its vengeance.

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    #2

    Why didn’t the chicken cross the road? Because there was a KFC on the other side.

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    #3

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To knock knock on the door, walk into the bar, and change the lightbulb.

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    #4

    Why did the chicken stop crossing the road? It got tired of everyone making so many jokes!

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    Feathered Dinosaur
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, you should really stop making fun of me!

    #5

    Why did the chicken cross the road to KFC? To visit his family.

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    #6

    Why did the chicken cross the road? I don’t know, let the chicken mind its own business.

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    #7

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because this is AMERICA! It can go anywhere it wants.

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    Ruth Banbury
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only at the crosswalk! Its a Chicken not a Jay

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    #8

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because she saw what you did to her eggs.

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    #9

    Why did Chicken Little cross the road? To warn the people on the other side that the sky was falling.

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    StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the sky on the side he was originally on was perfectly intact

    #10

    Why did the chicken cross the road? I don’t know, why? To get to the loser’s house. Knock, knock! Who’s there? The chicken!

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    #11

    What caused the chicken to cross the road and enter the circus? To learn how to juggle.

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    unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure this is a joke 🤔

    #12

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because chickens are really, really dumb.

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    Feathered Dinosaur
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, you humans cross the road on a regular basis, too!

    #13

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was free range.

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    RayRayBean
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did the tricycle cross the road? He was tired of feeling like a third wheel

    #14

    Why did the rubber chicken cross the road? To stretch her legs.

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    #15

    What do you call a chicken crossing the road? Poultry in motion.

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    #16

    Why did the turkey cross the road? To prove he wasn’t a chicken!

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    #17

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Just beak-cause he could.

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    #18

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To find a world where no one would question his intention of crossing the road.

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    #19

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because America’s aging infrastructure doesn’t adequately provide footbridges or pedestrian underpasses.

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    #20

    Why did the monkey carry the chicken across the road? So that somebody could tell this joke.

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    #21

    Why did the chicken run across the road? To get to the other side faster.

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    #22

    Why did the chicken cross the road? It wanted to know what all the jokes were about.

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    #23

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was social distancing.

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    #24

    Why couldn’t the chicken cross the road? Because he was chicken.

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    #25

    Why didn’t the chicken cross the road? Because it got run over halfway.

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    StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooooh. It did get to “the other side”, though. Just not the one it was expecting

    #26

    Why did the Roman chicken cross the road? She was afraid someone would Caesar!

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    #27

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To get away from Colonel Sanders.

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    #28

    Why did the momma chicken cross the road? To get to the chick-fil-a.

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    #29

    Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.

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    #30

    Why did the clown cross the road? To retrieve his rubber chicken.

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    #31

    Why did the baby chick cross the road? Because it was “take your child to work day.”

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    #32

    Why did the chicken cross the road? The road betrayed it first.

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    #33

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To show the armadillo it was possible.

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    #34

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.

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    StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to these other jokes there’s a whole bunch of chickens that have crossed the road actually. Sorry to disappoint.

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    #35

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To avoid this joke.

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    #36

    Why did the duck cross the road? Because it thought it was a chicken.

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    #37

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because she realizes that there is a rooster on the other side…

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    #38

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To escape the police who wanted to charge it with countless counts of jaywalking.

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    #39

    Why did the chicken stop crossing the road? It wanted to try something different.

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    #40

    Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was running from the dog.

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    #41

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To bock traffic.

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    #42

    Why did the chicken cross the road? I don’t know, why? I don’t know—I asked you!

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    #43

    Why did the fox cross the road? She was chasing the chicken.

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    #44

    Why did the sleepy chicken cross the road? There was a Bed Bath & Beyond on the other side.

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    #45

    How did the chicken cross the street and end up as an engineer? To reach the other part of the blueprint!

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